A relative died and made me personal representative of his estate how do i evict the people he had living with him &paying rent.

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   Matthew Johnson

   Seattle Probate Attorney

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   Answered November 07, 2012 19:19. In additional to Mr. Frederick's correct advise. You cannot evict a tenant who has an active lease. Even though the landlord may have died, his estate is still bound by the contract. You cannot evict them until they cease to pay rents, have damaged the property to an extreme level, or the lease runs out.

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   Richard Patrick

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   Answered November 08, 2012 14:14. After you have been appointed PR by the court, then you can evict them, as long as you follow the proper procedure. If you are going to evict them, let them know now so they can have as much notice as possible...perhaps they will simply leave if you ask them to. You would be surprised how quickly folks will vacate a house when offered $100 each to do so by the end of next month...

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   James Frederick

   Livonia Probate Attorney

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   Answered November 07, 2012 18:41. You need to open an estate so that you can be appointed as PR. At that point, you will have legal authority to evict the tenants. Since you are going to be dealing not only with probate law, but also landlord/tenant law, it would be extremely advisable for you to retain legal counsel.
   
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   T.R. Morgan

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   Answered November 12, 2012 22:49. As previously states, you will need to begin probate proceedings. Once you are appointed as personal representative of the estate, you can begin the eviction proceeding. If there was no written lease, then the people living with him were either there as guests or are tenants at will. Each state has its own notice requirements to give to the "tenant" to notify them that they are to move out. In many cases, a tenant at will must be given from 5-15 days notice that they are to move out. If after the specific time, they have not moved out, then you can sue them for unlawful detainer (eviction) and ask the court for an order and writ to the sheriff to have them forcibly (and hopefully peaceably) removed from the house.

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