Is there any legal document the tenant can sign that will guarantee me that they would vacate the apartment other than their word?
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Is there any legal document the tenant can sign that will guarantee me that they would vacate the apartment other than their word?
Served the tenant a Notice to Quit, she said she can be out within 3 weeks. Is there any document she can sign that will guarantee me that, other than her word? ? Can I use that document to throw her out if she doesn’t comply or would I have to go thru the eviction process nonetheless if she doesn’t leave as promised? Is it better to just stick with the eviction process?
Asked on July 12, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Connecticut
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, from a practical matter any written document that is a contract signed by a party is only as good as the word of the person signing it.
One way to possibly get the move out when promised by the tenant is to have the tenant give you so much money up frony as a deposit on her word of a move out by a certain date and have her sign a document stating that if she does not move out by that date the deposit is forfeited. However, most likely she will not sign the document at this point in time nor give you additional money up front.
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