Walk It Through: The Landlord Wants to Show the Unit
A request to show the place, a cousin who moved in, a noisy neighbor, and a warning about eviction.
The landlord texts that buyers will come through tomorrow afternoon.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Day to day duties during a lease. Rent that is late, which starts a different clock, is walked in the eviction walkthrough.
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.
- Rental agreementAny agreement, written or oral, setting or changing the terms of using and occupying a residential rental unit.
- Residential rental unitA renter's principal place of residence with its grounds, common areas and facilities, which the rental law covers.
- Forcible entry and detainerThe court case a landlord brings to get possession back, against a tenant holding over, behind on rent for three days after it is due, or breaking the renter's duties.
- Notice to quitThe written notice to leave a landlord serves at least three days before starting an eviction case.