Roommate Eviction Notice: Fill & Download for Free

I once tried to rescue an acquaintance from pending homelessness as she was being evicted from her uptown residence. She couldn't afford it as she hadn't had a steady income in awhile. She had received an inheritance from her wealthy parents who had passed away but had blown through most of it. Life is expensive uptown. She had worked at a career at one time but had developed agoraphobia along the way. Did not know this when I told her she could stay with me until she got on her feet.I told her 3 months was her time limit to get something going and find a home. I advised her to get help for her agoraphobia. She had 2 cats she kept in cages in my spare room. I felt most sympathy for the cats but I had 3 cat chasing dogs so, really, not an ideal set up. She claimed she had a computer business but she was vague about how she made money, said she just needed a bit of time and money would start to pour in. Three months later there was no change. No rent money from her. No money coming in. She never bought groceries but she did have take out delivered. I couldn't afford to take out. She did eat my groceries, too. She went through a roll of toilet paper a day and never bought any herself. She turned the thermostats to suit herself and sweated me out. Driving up the bills.At the end of her allotted 3 months, I gave her an eviction notice. She became enraged. I guess she thought I was supposed to keep her up indefinitely. I heard her on her phone telling prospective roommates that I was stealing from her was why she had to get out. Told them I was nuts. She even said I was in her closet taking her 1980’s clothes with the gaudy flowers and padded shoulders. Not my taste.She ignored that I did her a favor and her beloved cats would have had to find a home or go to the animal shelter. Angry at me because I hadn't let her continue to freeload. She found another sucker by the next month and stiffed the moving guys. She dumped her cat litter in my driveway and stole an expensive pair of hair scissors on her way out.

Are you sure it was an eviction notice? More likely it was a Notice to Quit. The Notice to Quit is a document the landlord must present you with several weeks before taking action to evict you. The eviction process itself is actually quite a pain for a landlord. They have to take you to court, demonstrate that you were in violation of the lease, and then receive an order from the court to have you evicted. Any time during this process, including right after you've received the Notice to Quit, to the time leading up to the trial, you can pay your rent and the case will likely be thrown out.My experience is in Massachusetts, and I only became aware of this through dealing with my roommate who didn't pay his portion of the rent (and I am now suing), so the laws in your state may differ. Read the notice more closely, pay your rent ASAP, and it's unlikely you will be evicted. That said, I'm not a lawyer, so if your local housing authority or attorney tells you otherwise, listen to them.Good luck.

Is your roommates name on the lease or are you subleasing?(These steps apply in my county in PA. Check your own county’s eviction laws.) If your name is on the lease, you have to give her an eviction notice in writing. I think you have to give her 30 days. If she doesn’t leave by then, you’ll have to file an eviction notice with the magistrate and pay fees. They’ll serve her notice that she has to move out. If she still doesn’t leave, then you’ll have to pay the sheriff to take her out. You’ll then probably have to pay to store anything she left behind. If she doesn’t pay for it within a certain amount of time, she forfeits it.My sister lived with me. I gave her an eviction notice. If I had had to go further using the court, then that record would have been available to all future renters and employers. This is often enough incentive for someone to get out on their own. But definitely give her an eviction notice.If her name is on the lease, pack up your shit and move.