[maciva]

I moved in with a person I briefly met. We share a house I am renting the top floor she is renting the bottom floor. I put in the lease when we signed that she could not smoke or have friends over that smoke due to my daughters asthma. We signed a two year lease and we have lived here only 1 month she is smoking in the house, my daughter spend the weekend in the hospital. She has disabled the furnace now that I am home so I can use it when she is not home. She threatens to not pay anything however she is current at this time? Is there anything I can do to have her removed quickly for my daughters health?

[excon]

Hello maciva:

Evict her. You're her landlord. She's violating the lease. Do it.

If you don't know WHAT to do, at the top of this forum is a sticky note with all the states landlord/tenant laws. Go find yours, and follow it.

excon

[ScottGem]

I'm not as clear here as excon about your relationship. Do you own the house or are you renting it from someone else? Did the person renting the downstairs sign a lease with you or did you both sign a joint lease with the actual owner of the property?

Please clarify how this arrangement was made so we can give you the best advice.