Re: Utilities question - Landlord Forum thread 357591

Re: Utilities question by Garry (Iowa) on May 26, 2018 @22:50

If it's a verbal lease, meaning nothing in writing, then I'm pretty sure it's a M2M lease, as you would need something in writing to make it a term lease(meaning a 6 mo. or 1 year lease). The LL should just give the T a 30 day notice to move, by May 30, to be out by June 30. The LL should cite the 3 unauthorized people living there, as the reason for the notice to move. As for the utils, as long as the T is on a M2M lease, any LL can give any tenant a 30 day notice of change of lease terms. In this case, the LL can write a separate letter, telling the T that the utils will be shut off as of July 1. The T needs to receive both of these letters by May 30, so the LL needs to send them out be certified and regular mail on next Tuesday, and also post a copy of the letters on their front door. If anything ends up in court, the T is going to have to PROVE they have a term lease, and that the LL was providing all the utils. And I'll bet they can't do that, unless they can show a written lease, signed by both parties. You're probably right. The LL messed up. and now he has to do things the LEGAL way, to get out of his mess.

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