Peace_in_life
Dec 17, 2010, 11:31 PM
Hello;
I own my home, and allowed a person I thought to be a friend to stay in my home, 'paying' for his 'rent' by doing work on the house. (I'd inherited it from my mother, and it needed work.) This person did some work, but I had to compel him to do things, dragging him away from playing computer games while having the TV on.
He moved into the house in August of 2009, and actually stopped living here in June of this year (2010), although he still has half of the two-car garage filled with his belongings, still has things in the bedroom, and still has a vehicle in the driveway. He left for me a boilerplate 30-day notice of terminating his residence here (spiced up with bellicose and acrimonious language) over 30 days ago, and I have given him two more days to move, and to remove all of his belongings from my home.
My question is this: Since he gave the notice over 30 days ago, and his time frame has passed, when may I change the locks? I know that -- per CA Civil code 1946.5 -- I, as a resident of my home, do not need to get an unlawful detainer, and only need to call the police _after_ the extension I provided has passed, should this person continue to ignore his requirement to leave. All helpful advice is greatly appreciated...
I own my home, and allowed a person I thought to be a friend to stay in my home, 'paying' for his 'rent' by doing work on the house. (I'd inherited it from my mother, and it needed work.) This person did some work, but I had to compel him to do things, dragging him away from playing computer games while having the TV on.
He moved into the house in August of 2009, and actually stopped living here in June of this year (2010), although he still has half of the two-car garage filled with his belongings, still has things in the bedroom, and still has a vehicle in the driveway. He left for me a boilerplate 30-day notice of terminating his residence here (spiced up with bellicose and acrimonious language) over 30 days ago, and I have given him two more days to move, and to remove all of his belongings from my home.
My question is this: Since he gave the notice over 30 days ago, and his time frame has passed, when may I change the locks? I know that -- per CA Civil code 1946.5 -- I, as a resident of my home, do not need to get an unlawful detainer, and only need to call the police _after_ the extension I provided has passed, should this person continue to ignore his requirement to leave. All helpful advice is greatly appreciated...