I'm going to be evicted.

[kayl84]

Well, seems that in my little happy yuppie town and perfect neighborhood from what started out as a good day celebrating an in-town festival has turned into a hysterical crying me. My landlord was here today to work on another property and it is my understanding that he was NOT in my house (which if he was he would have had to give me notice). I saw him personally and had to actually interact with him once. So, yeah it wasn't that we didn't see eachother.

Now, he owns about 4 buildings right around eachother and each building has anywhere from 2-4 tenants in each (some are businesses and others are apartments). My lease was up in October and every year it comes early or late for the past 3 years, no biggie. Apparently BEFORE he came to the apartment and at 10am he had emailed my mother, not myself that he was not renewing my lease that is up on September 30th. He wants the rent check and late payment fee, which was mailed to him already and he's had issues with his post office and this before. He's stating that he will give me "some time to locate an apartment, however if you are not out in a reasonable amount of time we will start the eviction process."

Guys, I've had issues with the cheap-ass for years, but to find something around this area? I can't afford it. It is breaking my damn heart because I've put myself into this place and I feel like the rug has been pulled out from under me. I love my neighbors(except for the 2 druggies), we are like a small family who watch out for eachother, I'm going through medical issues again and have been overwhelmed with that, not to mention the ease of the location... It is 5 minutes away from my SO of about 3months now. I'm so, so hurt and I feel like I want to crawl in a hole and never come out frankly. I'm supposed to go spend the night at my SO's & have a nice night and haven't been able to stop crying. I'm just venting at this point, but this is soooo frustrating. Has anyone actually gone through and waited it out to be evicted by their landlord legally? Does it vary state to state? Does anyone want to buy a cute rental property for me to live on/at and enjoy the tenant actually trying to make it a great apt, not a shithole like your previous tenants did? (I'm obviously angry and upset)

*sigh*. I'd like to run away and wish I had the funds to actually do so. Someone tell me a funny story or an upside to all this.

[shamrockshake]

I'm sorry. I don't know anything about renting since its been years but is 20 days enough notice for him to say he's not renewing your lease? Not that that helps your real issue, but maybe buys you some time

[dancelnow]

Do not wait to get evicted. You need a positive rental history to get another place. Spend tonight feeling bad if you need to, but then you need to get it together and find someplace fast. And be thankfully to be out from a crappy landlord

[jeekerbeeker]

Sept 10, 2016 18:58:24 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Wait, so on what grounds are you being evicted? Late payment?

I'm wondering the same thing. 

As usual, the OP is not making complete sense. 

[blondemoment123]

Sept 10, 2016 18:58:24 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Wait, so on what grounds are you being evicted? Late payment?

I think the lease is up but if she doesn't vacate by the end of the month the landlord will start the eviction process.

[kayl84]

Sept 10, 2016 18:58:24 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Wait, so on what grounds are you being evicted? Late payment?

One late payment. On which he was out of state and unsure if the person handling the check had just not put it through or he hadn't received it. ONE. I ended up just cancelling the check and back to back paid 2 months in 2 weeks. It would have been right away, but medical issues had come up and the money was already allocated to that particular thing. I spoke with other tenants and they said they'd had multiple late payments and never an issue with him threatening action, blah blah.

[kayl84]

Sept 10, 2016 19:00:57 GMT -5 jeekerbeeker said:

As usual, the OP is not making complete sense. 

Of course, you're just such a helpful twat. Piss off.

[nicbreeful]

OK, so you're NOT being evicted. Your landlord just declined to renew your lease (and there can be a million reasons why he would choose to do that). I've had one landlord opt to not renew my lease. You're going to want to find an apartment ASAP and leave your current apartment in good condition (don't forget to take pictures of everything on your last day). That way your landlord will give you a good reference. Good references are very important.

When is your lease officially up? And don't let him just say "a reasonable amount of time" Get that in definite days. Reasonable to you could be 60 days whereas for him, it's 30.

Also, did he just tell you he wasn't renewing? Because if I remember correctly, he needs to send you a non-renewal of lease letter or at least an email.

[kayl84]

Sept 10, 2016 19:03:11 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

I don't think she's really being "evicted." It sounds like he's not going to renew her lease and if she's not out by the end lease date THEN he's going to evict her, which I think is legally okay.

That's what I'm torn with. I know that he needs to give me a certain amount of time prior if he isn't going to renew my lease vs. a different amount of time if he is going to start the process for evicting me based on one late payment that was cleared up.

My lease is in a fire-safe, well ...safe at my dad's. He's currently at work and should have the exact wording and is going to scan the copy of it to me in the middle of the night which is when he gets home from work tonight.

[nicbreeful]

Sept 10, 2016 19:17:40 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

Sept 10, 2016 19:03:11 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

I don't think she's really being "evicted." It sounds like he's not going to renew her lease and if she's not out by the end lease date THEN he's going to evict her, which I think is legally okay.

That's what I'm torn with. I know that he needs to give me a certain amount of time prior if he isn't going to renew my lease vs. a different amount of time if he is going to start the process for evicting me based on one late payment that was cleared up.

My lease is in a fire-safe, well ...safe at my dad's. He's currently at work and should have the exact wording and is going to scan the copy of it to me in the middle of the night which is when he gets home from work tonight.

OK, so, I think you're misunderstanding.  He's not renewing your lease and if you don't vacate the premises after your lease is up THEN he is going to start the eviction process.  He would not be evicting you for a late payment.

[letsgetweird]

Did he say why he's not renewing your lease?

[pretzel]

How/why does he have your mom's email address? I rent too, and the only contact info my landlady has is for myself. Did she cosign for you/

[Deleted]

Sept 10, 2016 19:20:08 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

Did he say why he's not renewing your lease?

I'm assuming because of the late payment.

[TR]

Sept 10, 2016 19:17:40 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

Sept 10, 2016 19:03:11 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

I don't think she's really being "evicted." It sounds like he's not going to renew her lease and if she's not out by the end lease date THEN he's going to evict her, which I think is legally okay.

That's what I'm torn with. I know that he needs to give me a certain amount of time prior if he isn't going to renew my lease vs. a different amount of time if he is going to start the process for evicting me based on one late payment that was cleared up.

My lease is in a fire-safe, well ...safe at my dad's. He's currently at work and should have the exact wording and is going to scan the copy of it to me in the middle of the night which is when he gets home from work tonight.

Definitely get that amount of notice he needs to give you. And check out your states Landlord Tenant Code, he should have given you a copy by law or you can Google it. You legally have a right to stay that amount of time from the day he gave you notice. After that, yes, he could start eviction processes and you don't want that. I'm sorry, it's stressful finding a place and moving.

[kayl84]

nicbreeful His wording of the email was that he is "choosing not to renew my lease this year due to the late payment issue from June 2016" that I thought was worked out and behind us (I even paid the late fee without question.)

I always thought it had to be certified letter. I've never had this happen before. I've always chosen to leave or not been part of the process of this. I've been here what would have been 4 years. My mind is kind of blown and it happened out of nowhere just getting the email today and my lease being up in 20 days, but him being flexible? Completely typical of him not to give me a direct answer, but not professional as someone who has been a landlord for 10+ years.

[Deleted]

I would read your lease to see the time frame allowed to cancel your lease. Often times, it is 30 days notice with the end of lease still requiring 30 day notice because it will switch to month to month leasing after the initial rental period. If you need help reading your lease, you can scan it to me. It looks like in NJ, the notice must be in writing which if it was to your mother via email, I believe that would be unacceptable.

Anything you send to him now, I would take extra effort to make it certified mail since he is having issues with the post office.

portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/new_jersey/renting/tenantrights

I would not wait around for him to evict you. But it looks like you have more than Sept 30th to move. I would start the look now.

[nicbreeful]

Sept 10, 2016 19:27:14 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

nicbreeful His wording of the email was that he is "choosing not to renew my lease this year due to the late payment issue from June 3016" that I thought was worked out and behind us (I even paid the late fee without question.)

Well, unfortunately, I believe that is his legal right.  He doesn't have to renew your lease.  It sucks but, well.. Not much you can do.

Honestly, if my landlord had given me that reason, I would assume that's a cop-out and he just wants a different tenant.  I think the apartment that I rented and declined renewal had wanted a family member to move in to the apartment I was occupying (they owned the building and had some family in other units).

[letsgetweird]

I know this sucks. But if your rent was due on the 1st and hasn't been received by the 10th, here in Texas he would be able to start the eviction process once three days have passed.

[BaliHai]

I'm sorry. I hope you are able to find something else before the eviction process begins.

[nicbreeful]

Sept 10, 2016 19:42:41 GMT -5 kooshball said:

I don't believe this would be legal in my city. There are city, county and state laws related to tenant and landlord relations. Contact your tenants Union asap. I'd probably ignore the advice here unless they are a lawyer in your city. Heh

YES.  This is definitely true.  Every state/city is different.

[pistolshrimp]

I'm sorry. It really sucks. I definitely would get a hold of him tomorrow or first thing on Monday to find out how long you have to move out. I'd also make sure I got it in writing also - either email or a letter. It doesn't sound to me like he's doing anything illegal or shady, just choosing not to renew the lease.

[foodiemom]

This is going to depend a lot on what state you are in, but I would re-read your lease. Also find out your rights as a tenant.

I'm so confused as to why he even has your moms email address? Does she have anything to do with the lease at all? Because he needs to give proper notification to the lessee in my state, which would not randomly be the mother of a tenant.

I have lots of questions, but in general it sounds fishy given that.

[Deleted]

I think OP lived or lives with her mom?

[kayl84]

Anyone know of any reputable websites to at least start my search? I know Craiglist is full of frauds and fakes now, whereas this is actually where I had previously found this place.

@lemonlover, I absolutely will do that if I have any questions once I get the scanned copy from my dad and check it in the morning. I'm going to have my SO's roommate look at it as well.

He had my mother's email address, actually I don't know how he had it to be honest. Now that I think of it. He has my number, has never had an issue overusing it or being trigger happy with asking where rent was in the past when it wasn't ME who was late with rent and has no issue not giving me notice to get into the apartment.

I'm going to just try to take the next 12 hours to not give myself a damn migraine and try to enjoy my night with the man when he's done with work.

[TR]

kayl84 - there's a lot of real stuff on CL too. I've found all of my apartments there. The scams are pretty obvious.

[kayl84]

Sept 10, 2016 19:48:03 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

I think OP lived or lives with her mom?

Ummmm no. Haven't lived with my mother in about 8 years. I did have to stay with her 6 weeks last year after mold from a leaky ceiling he didn't fix for 3 months caused me to have pneumonia 3x.

Why do you and jeekerbeeker respond at all if you don't like me? Are you both really that bored with your lives??

[foodiemom]

Sept 10, 2016 20:04:43 GMT -5 kayl84 said:

Sept 10, 2016 19:48:03 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

I think OP lived or lives with her mom?

Ummmm no. Haven't lived with my mother in about 8 years. I did have to stay with her 6 weeks last year after mold from a leaky ceiling he didn't fix for 3 months caused me to have pneumonia 3x.

Wait, so she has absolutely nothing to do with this lease at all?? And he thought that emailing a random person would suffice as notice for a lease situation??? That is extremely confusing.

[nicbreeful]

Sept 10, 2016 20:02:28 GMT -5 TR said:

kayl84 - there's a lot of real stuff on CL too. I've found all of my apartments there. The scams are pretty obvious.

I've found all of mine on CL too!

[Deleted]

I use apartments.com and truila.com. I sometimes look at craigslist. Roommates.com shows shared rooms as well.

[onesweetworld]

Read your lease. You will most likely have more than until the end of the month to move.

Contact your local landlord and tenant board for clarity and legal advice.

Read your local (state/city/whatever) landlord and tenant act for facts.

Start looking for a new place.

I know where I live it's next to impossible to evict anyone even if they haven't paid rent in a year. Like, it's ludicrous. That being said, you don't want to live in the home of a landlord that wants you out.

Don't panic.