I rent a house in san diego, ca. I've lived here over 14 years. I have no written rental or lease agreement with my landlord; it's verbal only. I rented a room to a friend who has not paid her portion of the rent on a consistent basis and is in arrears several months past due. She's a nuisance and causes me much grief. I've asked and told her to leave many times but she refuses to go. I have no written contract with her either, unfotunately. My landlord is abroad for about a year and unavailable. Can I evict her legally?

If you let her in, why don't you let her out? If you are the lease owner of the flat you can make her leave the flat.

Yes, you can evict her. You have to give her a written 3, 5, 7 or 10 day pay or quit notice. (The time depends on state law.) If she hasn't paid or left after that time then you have to file a lawsuit for eviction.

Go to Landlord/Tenant Book Index - California Department of Consumer Affairs (http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/index.shtml) for more info.

I rent a house in san diego, ca. I've lived here over 14 years. I have no written rental or lease agreement with my landlord; it's verbal only. I rented a room to a friend who has not paid her portion of the rent on a consistent basis and is in arrears several months past due. She's a nuisance and causes me much grief. I've asked and told her to leave many times but she refuses to go. I have no written contract with her either, unfotunately. My landlord is abroad for about a year and unavailable. Can I evict her legally?

Your landlord has NOTHING to do with her. You are her landlord, not him. So if you want her out, you have to evict her. And you have to go through the formal process for CA. This generally involves givingn her a written notice of 3-7 days to vacate, if she has not left in that time, you need to file for eviction with a local court. The court will issue an eviction order. If she's not out by then, you hire a sheriff to remove her things and put her out.

Here is the answer I gave to your same question a few hours ago:

Yes, you can evict her. You have to give her a written 3, 5, 7 or 10 day pay or quit notice. (The time depends on state law.) If she hasn't paid or left after that time then you have to file a lawsuit for eviction.

Go to Landlord/Tenant Book Index - California Department of Consumer Affairs (http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/index.shtml) for more info.

Here is the answer I gave to your same question a few hours ago:



Yes, Please do not post the same question in multiple forums. I've merged your two threads here.