Terminate Lease

You don’t need a reason to evict a tenant that you don’t want if the lease has ended or if the tenant has no lease. If the lease is not over you must have a legal reason to evict the tenant, like the tenant did something that is not allowed by the lease.

In most cases, you must give (serve) the tenant a written notice before you can start a case. If the tenant’s lease expired, you can start a holdover case without giving a notice first. But, if you take rent after the lease expires, then you have to serve a notice. If the tenant or occupant has no lease you must give (serve) the tenant a written notice.

There are different written notices and you must give the tenant the right one. Go to Holdover Notices to learn what to do.