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Originally Posted by txdome
Not if the tenant is a nut and decides to dig in. Also, I haven't seen the holes in the story. Chick is crazy, he doesn't want her around and is willing to pay to get rid of her, but he is scared that she may use the law that's on her side to draw things out.
I mean, sure, some tenants will dig in, but that's why CYA is paramount. Don't be an idiot and rent if you aren't licensed, and don't rent without knowing the laws of your land. It's only a matter of time before you get a tenant that will nail a jackpot on your dime.
In California, any month-to-month lease can be broken with a written 30 day notice for absolutely no reason. You just have to tape the notice to the door. If the tenant really wants to go through eviction, then that's on them, but getting an eviction on your name is about the dumbest financial move you can ever do.
I just find this whole thread disturbing because we clearly have someone who doesn't know the rental laws of his state. You are renting a portion of the most important object you own, yet you didn't take the time to research, get a lawyer, learn tenant laws, and how to properly remove a tenant?
The Colorado tenant laws are summarized in a whopping 25 pages, which is probably more accurate than the 25 pages this thread is bound to become:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sit...t%20Rights.pdf
Here's the important parts:
A month to month lease is a rental agreement for a one month period that is renewed automatically each month until properly terminated by either party. Proper notice to terminate a month to month lease is done by providing written notice of the intent to terminate the lease at least ten days before the last day of the rental month. This ten day notification period may be changed to a longer time if the parties have a written lease a 30 day notice is a common modification.
And...
A landlord may not use any form of self-help eviction, including locking a tenant out of a rental property (“lock-out”).
Regarding the bold, why is anyone even discussing the idea of handing the tenant money?