[Teach12]

I have renewed a lease with my tennents for 6 months. Things aren't working out and I want them off the property and out of the house. The lease has a clause that for any reason a 30 day notice can be given from either the landlord or the tennent. I am not using late payments or any other reason other then the fact I want them out. Since the clause is in the lease, if they don't move out, do I also have to evict them?

[ballengerb1]

That is some lease, it makes the whole thing month to month, not a 6 month lease. If you both signed that lease then, yes you can tell them to leave with a 30 day notice. They can tell you to put it in your ear and then you'll have to do a formal eviction. When was the lease going to run out on its own?

[Teach12]

Thanks for answering. The lease actually runs out at the end of Oct. They had a lease that ran out 3 months ago, and they continued to stay. Unfortuneatly I allowed them to stay month to month, then I gave them a 6 month lease and also raised the rent. First month of the rent they only paid a part of it and still have a balance due. But my main complaint is the way the place is kept and also my wife and I want to move back. They repair nothing even though their animals are ruining brand new fences. I could find many easons to put them out, but I figured the clause in the lease was the easiest.

[ballengerb1]

You can evict for the missing portion of the rent too. You can also raise the heck out of the rent each month if you had the time. I'd start the eviction right now, in some states you moving back in is also a reason to evict. You have this guy three ways to Sunday.