Need some help to evict someone - any suggestions

trinidadone

g_m wrote: »

sounds like the 'tenant' lives with him in his house.

Yes the person does indeed live with the home owner

he is a resident landlord yes? Sharing?

As above, yes living and sharing together

the 'tenant' is not a tenant, but is a lodger, or 'excluded occupier'.

They have no tenancy rights.

The landlord needs to give 'reasonable' notice. This is around a week or two, but if, for example, the lodger was being aggresive, threatening etc in the landlord's home, then it would be 'reasonable' to evict even sooner.

Ok great. Since posting, i have found information from the law centre which gives free legal advice.

The police generally don't want to get involved as they see it as a civil matter, not criminal. It would only become criminal if there was a breach of the peace (eg ll tries to evict forcibly and lodger resisted physically.

This was the general attitude of the police.

Give a week's notice. If lodger does not leave, wait till they go out, then change the locks. Make arrangements for belongings to be handed over (perhaps box them up and tell lodger to collect at x'oclock. Have a beefy friend round and leave the boxes on the doorstep for collection - but make sure they don't get nicked!)

ok

changing the locks is quick, cheap and easy to diy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxao7zsn-9o

http://www.ehow.com/how_2248647_change-mortise-lock-cylinder.html

thanks for this information

trinidadone

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

personally, i've had lodgers before now and i defined as "reasonable" as being something that was decided by their conduct. When someone gave me their notice before now and then tried to change their mind, they were told i wouldn't allow them to and they would be leaving the day they had said (as their conduct was dicey, but not thieving or threatening).

For others, with worse conduct, eg thieving or putting me at risk of a thief (be that theft of rent by not paying it or theft of possessions) then i deemed "reasonable" to mean "immediate and blow even a week's notice", as it was my home and i was living in it.

ok kool, thanks

BitterAndTwisted

Reasonable notice really depends on how objectionable the lodger has been. For someone whose behaviour has been unfavourable for some time, and there have been disagreements about it before I'd say a fortnight or so. Whatever has happened between landlord and lodger before, the lodger will need some notice in order to make alternative arrangements. Some will be less tolerant and say a week or less but personally I think that's probably asking the impossible.

thesaint

If the police have been called a few times, then give as little notice as he wants.
Tell the lodger that he needs to remove himself, and all his possessions by the expiry of the notice.

Have a spare barrel ready to change the lock, but do not tell the lodger that the lock will be changed. When the expiry of the notice is up, and the lodger is out, change the lock(s).

poppysarah

Get a friend round as support. Just to be there - not to say anything or do anything.