Rental law
I rent an apartment, and sublet one bedroom. This lady moved in with a child (8 yrs old) which she didn't tell me. At the beginning I told her no rush, but to start looking for a new place.
She would leave the kid alone after school, and go to work. And on weekends. I told her that was absolutely out of question; she could not do that!
8 months have gone by, several police officers calls. I have filed a report of money that gone missing. I installed a camera, I filed a report with child services about her continuing leave the kid alone.
I have given her 3 months ( the third she pushed her self) notice. She won't move. The police officer told me I would need to get an eviction through my landlord to get her out. How long could this process take place?
3 attorney answers
Evictions can take about a month and a half from initial notice to quit to physical removal of the tenant - at the very quickest. They can also take much longer depending on whether the tenant has defenses to your eviction and counterclaims of their own to assert against you.
I notice you have asked several questions, including this one where you admit to installing a camera on a woman and her 8 year old child. I'm sure the camera is in a public space only, but you should not say any more on a public forum! This is a great place for general legal advice, but the specifics of your situation are best left for the privacy of an attorney's office where you have some expectation of attorney-client privilege.
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The police are wrong. Your landlord has no legal relationship with your subletter. The only way that your landlord can evict her is to evict you and her together. If you only want her evicted, you will have to file the eviction yourself since YOU are her landlord. The eviction process can take a few weeks up to about a year depending. There's no way to say exactly how long it will take.
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Sorry to hear about your situation. Does your subtenant have a lease? You must start the process with a notice to quit and summary process summons and complaint. The process can take several months. Please consult an experienced landlord tenant attorney. Good luck!
Sincerely,
Robert P. Waickowski, Esq.
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