Ramifications of bouncing roommate to the curb in CA
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I'm guessing she's not going to take you to court if you kick her out and change the locks but then you know her better than I do. Depending on how long she's been staying with you I guess she could claim she's a tenant even though she's not on the lease but it's hardly likely she'll go to that extent. Does your lease say you can have a roommate? You may not be able to change the locks without the permission of your LL. Not much of a case for "fraud" just because she used your address as a mail drop - and I guess you allowed her to continue to do so even after you found out.
Have you asked her for the key back and asked her to remove her belongings? A lot of things have been left out of your post which makes it difficult to answer.
There are legal precedents that establish that people who were allowed to stay over 29 days, and to pay rent, are tenants, even if there was no lease.
However, those people sound unsophisticated. You might take the risk of bouncing them out, and at further risk, you could hold drug use against them.
Another side of the law is that tenants in an apartment complex could sue a landlord for refusing to evict people for illegal activity in an adjacent unit, provided that the landlord is aware of it. You could use illegal activity as a grounds for eviction.
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