What are my options to avoid eviction as long as I can?
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What are my options to avoid eviction as long as I can?
I live in a house which is owned by my aunt. There is no contract; I just pay utilities (water, gas, electricity, etc) minus the condo fee. I moved in about 2 years ago with my mother who passed away last year. My aunt is her sister. I have done repairs around the house. My aunt filed for eviction yesterday.
Asked on April 2, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Maryland
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If there is no written lease, you really don't have much recourse--even if you have paid in full on time, even if you have been a model tenant and performed extra work or repairs around the home, when there is no written lease, you are a month-to-month tenant. A month-to-month may have his or her tenancy terminated on 30 days notice. If you were not provided 30 days notice first--but instead your aunt directly filed for eviction--you can likely get this action dismissed when you go to court, forcing her to first provide you notice then re-file. That would buy you another month or so.
However, if she had already provided you with 30 days notice, then it she probably can evict you at this point.
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