How do you remove someone from your rental property once the lease has expired and tenant is non-responsive?
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How do you remove someone from your rental property once the lease has expired and tenant is non-responsive?
We have a house that we signed a lease on with a tenat late last year. It guaranteed that they were going to buy the house and all would close 4 months ago They put down $3000 in escrow. Well none of what the buyers stated happened and now the lease agreement expired last month. The tenant is always late with the rent. She claims she still wants to buy the house but I don’t think she’s qualified. She has 7 children. There is more to this story but how do we get her out of our house?
Asked on August 18, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Minnesota
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The way to get rid of the unwanted tenant where the lease has run is to serve him or her with a thirty (30) day notice to vacate. If the tenant does not vacate within the thirty (30) day priod, I suggest that you consult with a landlord tenant attorney to prepare an unlawful detainer complaint against the tenant to be filed at the county court house and after it is filed, have it and the summons served upon the tenant.
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