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Tenants Disappeared? Serve A Notice Of Abandonment!
Tenants Disappeared? Serve A Notice Of Abandonment!
By Administrator User posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 @ 12:05 PM - (General)
Most landlords who have not received their rent checks are finding
that more renters and leasers are disappearing completely. Most have
vacated their premises without notice.
When rent is due and unpaid for 14 consecutive days, and you believe
the premises have been abandoned by all tenants, a landlord may serve a
Notice of Belief of Abandonment. If the tenant fails to respond within
the notice period, you may then change locks and take possession of the
unit.
The notice period is 15 days if personally served, and 18 days if
served by mail. In order to respond, a tenant would have to give a
written statement indicating that the premises are not abandoned and
provide an address where an unlawful detainer action may be served by
certified mail. You would retain the right to bring a
breach-of-contract action against your former tenants for unpaid rent
for the time period until you find a new tenant, or the lease expires,
whichever comes first.
