Walk It Through: The Ten Day Notice
Rent short, a demand on the door, a late fee that looks too big, and only a court can remove a tenant.
Rent is short this month. A notice on the door demands the rent or possession.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Nonpayment on a residential lease. No fault evictions, mobile home lots, and the court hearing itself are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Cause for evictionThe grounds the just cause section allows for a notice to end a tenancy, a demand for possession or an eviction case. Without one, a landlord may not proceed.
- Unlawful removal or exclusionA landlord removing or excluding a tenant without court process, including by willfully shutting off utilities or removing doors, windows or locks.