Re: tenant at sufferance hasn't paid rent for over a year

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why dont ya'all ask one of those West Coast
Law School "experts" here.

They same to think their law school gave
them a great legal education so have them
be your guide, lol

On 2/18/09, Ralph wrote:
> I should add that one would need to go through the formal
> eviction process to kick someone out, either way.
>
> On 2/18/09, Ralph wrote:
>> This seems like a classic case of tenancy at sufferance. A
>> tenancy at sufferance is when a tenant stays on the property
>> after the expiration of the lease. The payment of rent would
>> mean that there would be no tenancy at sufferance, but rather
>> an extension of the lease (maybe unenforcable without a
>> written contract, however).
>>
>> http://www.answers.com/topic/tenancy-at-sufferance
>>
>> On 2/18/09, -- wrote:
>>> On 2/18/09, Ronda wrote:
>>>> a client says he bought an apartment building a couple of
>>>> years ago and remodelled it. A tenant from the prior owner
>>>> has remained but not paid rent since. How does he remove
>>>> this person who he believes pretends to speak very little
>>>> english when he confronts him to leave or pay rent. This
>>>> client landlord has also been affected by the subprime,
>>>> unemployment, and State of California economic woes, so he
>>>> would like to minimize his legal expenses. He has written
>>>> and spoken to the tenant to leave many times. The tenant
>>>> only wants to pay $400 for a newly remodeled 2 BR which is
>>>> unacceptable to the landlord and says he has no place to
>>>> go.
>>>
>>> Sounds like a hypo. OK I'll bite. First of all he is not a
>>> tenant at sufferance because a tenant at sufferance is a
>>> tenant who remains on the property after the lease expires
>>> and continues to pay rent. This is a straight forward
>>> eviction case. If a landlord of an apartment doesn't know
>>> how to follow his state's eviction process he really should
>>> pay an attorney to learn how to do it because he will likely
>>> face the same problem in the future as the economy continues
>>> to deteriorate. See the following .gov site for self-help
>>> eviction in CA:
>>>
>>> http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/landtenudforms.htm
>>>
>>> Several companies offer eviction process service and will do
>>> the entire eviction for around $500. Here are some more
>>> helpful links:
>>>
>>> http://fullcountservices.com/lending-services.htm
>>>
>>> http://www.expressevictions.com/