Can a landlord evict you even if your rent is paid and you have caused no damages?
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Can a landlord evict you even if your rent is paid and you have caused no damages?
My landlord is trying to get me to move out. We have no lease but we have paid our rent and have caused no damage, or disturbances. Can they do that? And if so, how long do we have before we have to move?
Asked on September 8, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Maine
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If you are on a month-to-month lease, your landlord can seek to have your lease terminated and you rent somewhere else even if your have been a stellar tenant paying your rent timely and not causing any damages or disturbances.
Potentially the landlord may want family members to move into the unit, may wish to remodel it, or place it on the market.
In most states a landlord is required to give at least thirty (30) days written notice of any intent to terminate a tenant's lease sent to the tenant. This notice allows the tenant time to seek a new place to live and pack up his or her belongings and move.
Good luck.
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