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mrgnl88 · Jun 30, 2014, 05:10 PM

A 15 year old child along with an adult gave us a eviction notice on note book paper written in pen ink is this one a real eviction notice and two if its not can this be consider forgery.We live with a family of friends or so we thought they pay no rent themselves just utilities, cable and such they allowed us to stay with them for the time being but there is no rent / lease agreements no documentation or any paper work involved with us staying they were nothing as far as expectations for rent food or other wise but we have provided to the house via food stamps especially when they asked us to but for them it wasn't enough for them they are saying we have provided nothing though that is untrue they never once told us to stock the entire house with food for everyone instead we have provided for me and my girlfriend so we are not taking from them in the process

smoothy · Jun 30, 2014, 05:16 PM

Are you behind in your rent, or in other trouble? Have you called your landlord and asked them yet? Do you know the people that left it?

Fr_Chuck · Jun 30, 2014, 05:17 PM

If they are the landlord, and want you out, they are allowed, and required to write out a eviction notice. Prior to filing in court for eviction.

If they are doing this to harass you, or to intimidate you, it is not forging a note, but the act of harassment, that is the illegal issue.

So what is their relationship to you, who is the legal landlord. Why would they want you out?

mrgnl88 · Jun 30, 2014, 05:28 PM

We live with a family of friends or so we thought they pay no rent themselves just utilities, cable and such they allowed us to stay with them for the time being but there is no rent / lease agreements no documentation or any paper work involved with us staying they were nothing as far as expectations for rent food or other wise but we have provided to the house via food stamps especially when they asked us to but for them it wasn't enough for them they are saying we have provided nothing though that is untrue they never once told us to stock the entire house with food for everyone instead we have provided for me and my girlfriend so we are not taking from them in the process

AK lawyer · Jun 30, 2014, 05:43 PM

The people you are staying with are your landords. Apparently you gave them something of value for the privilege of staying there, making you tenants, pursuant to a tenancy-at-will. They can evict you on a whim; i.e.: they don't need any reason to ask you to leave.

All they have to do, before they take you to court, is to give you a written notice to get out. This notice to quit does not have to be typed, or in any specific form (There may be certain things they put in it, according to the law of whichever state or country you are in, but a hand-written note will do). It doesn't have to be signed by any judge or other official (Remember this happens before they sue you).

So yes, assuming that they gave you notice to be out within the period provided in your jurisdiction (most commonly 30 days, but it varies), they can sue you to evict you if you are not out at the end of that time.

ScottGem · Jul 1, 2014, 05:20 AM

Someone gave you a written notice to vacate the premises. If the people whose signatures appear on the notice actually signed it, then there is no forgery. If they didn't, THEY would have to file a charge of forgery against the people who forged their signature. So who exactly gave you this notice and signed it?

Second, you say you are living in the home of some friends. Whatever the arrangement you had with them, they are your landlords. As such they can ask you to leave as long as they give you proper notice. And follow that up with going to court for an eviction order if you refuse to vacate.

You might try explaining the story a little more coherently for us to help more.