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Call the cops next time she comes to the door knocking. You have have more rights thast him/her since your the occupant. Have the police offficer give him a trespass warning. He'll tell him/her to stay away and go thru the courts.
Sorry, but you are wrong.
The occupant is trespassing and can be removed by police force at any time for failure to pay rent.
I am surprised she was nice enough to give him 30 days to come up with the money or get out. He's actually very lucky and he's taking advantage of her "generosity" to make it up in those 30 days.
The occupant is trespassing and can be removed by police force at any time for failure to pay rent.
I am surprised she was nice enough to give him 30 days to come up with the money or get out. He's actually very lucky and he's taking advantage of her "generosity" to make it up in those 30 days.
Unless the eviction is official and through the courts, the police will NOT put someone on the street. Even if the OP were to hold over, they could not be evicted unless it is done legally through the courts. Below is a general idea of Florida's process.
In Florida, a landlord cannot simply use self-help measures and forcibly remove a tenant without an order from the Court. Changing a tenant's locks, cutting off electricity, air conditioning or other services are all prohibited self-help measures. A tenant has a legal right to damages against a landlord that uses self-help measures to remove a tenant.
Real estate eviction cases are fast-track cases which means that their timely resolution is a priority. A tenant can be evicted from the property if the tenant violates the terms of the lease. The most common lease violation is the nonpayment of rent. However, excessive noise, improper business conducted on the premises, damage to the property, or nonpayment of rent are all valid reasons for an eviction. Before a landlord can evict a tenant, the landlord must give that tenant either a three-day or seven-day notice to cure and/or vacate. Thereafter, an eviction case can be filed in County Court to put possession of the property back in the hands of the landlord. Once the Court has issued a Writ of Possession, the landlord may move in to take the property back, and the Sheriff's Office will assist you if the tenant will not vacate voluntarily.
You must pay rent for every day you live in the apartment. Period.
So, yes, she can pound on your door day and night if she wants. Because you didn't pay rent, you are now squatting on her property and she can harrass you as much as she wants. When you were renting the property (and keeping up with payments) it was "yours" for the period that you paid for, and she could not come over and bug you. Since you stopped paying rent, the property is now hers and you have no right to be there, despite any papers she gave you.
This is not true...under no circumstances does the landlord/owner have the right to pound on your door at any time and harrass you...please look up tenant / landlord rights before making such a statement. There are laws against a landlord doing such things to a tenant regardless if you are behind on rent or not. The landlord has to file eviction on the tenant and cannot harrass the tenant in any way even if said tenent does not leave by the court ordered date which at that point an officer of the law can come and forceably remove the tenant from the premesis.
You should talk to her about paying as much of the rent and penalties you owe as you can afford. You could ask her for some extra time to find a new apartment if you need it. She's not obligated to work with you, but if you show you are making an attempt she is more likely to cut you some slack.
The above is very true..make every attempt to work with your landlord at resolving this peacefully.
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