Contributing To A Minor

I am renting out a room to my son and his girlfriend ( he is 21 and she is 18)
She has been drinking in the house and I am concerned about this. First of all, I am concerned the fact that she is drinking, secondly, am concerned what could happen legally,
I do not supply and would not buy it for her, and I am going to tell her that she cannot drink here at all/ and needs to find another place to live if that is a problem.
What are the laws regarding this if she drinks here anyways if I am gone?

Kick them both out?

Laws vary by state.

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Quoting Mr. Knowitall

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Kick them both out?

Laws vary by state.

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We live in California

Like Mr. Knowitall said " Kick them both out" unless you want to go to jail and always have this on your record.

Your son's a grown-up and is responsible for his actions. But you're letting him live in your house with a woman who is below the drinking age, know she's drinking, and apparently can set and enforce certain house rules, so I can't say that there's no possibility that somebody injured by her would contend that you share liability. There are also municipalities in California which have social host liability ordinances, so you would have to check your local ordinances to see what they have to say about your situation.

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Your son's a grown-up and is responsible for his actions. But you're letting him live in your house with a woman who is below the drinking age, know she's drinking, and apparently can set and enforce certain house rules, so I can't say that there's no possibility that somebody injured by her would contend that you share liability. There are also municipalities in California which have social host liability ordinances, so you would have to check your local ordinances to see what they have to say about your situation.

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Well today I made it quite clear that there is to be NO drinking on her part, and if she does will be evicted.
My son wants to stay here so will do whatever he needs to do to make that happen.
Now I can evict her on those premises, correct? That if she drinks, and is underage, I do have the right to do this???

If she's a month-to-month tenant, you would normally be able to end her tenancy with a month's notice. This guide will help explain the process.

More information from her other thread:

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Can I give a 3 day Eviction Notice?

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I am renting a room to my 21 year old son and his 19 year old girlfriend. She has been using drugs and drinking, and I want to evict her. Today I told her that she cannot use any drugs or alcohol on the premises, and she is giving me a bad time, now she just goes down the street to party.
Can I give her a 3 day notice to terminate?
We had no legal contract, just verbal, and her rent is paid through the end of this month-
I live in California.

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You can read here on the 3 day notice to quit for committing a legal nuisance, however, if you choose to go that route, you should have proof.

I would give them both 30 day written notice today, if they are month to month tenants.

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Quoting Happy Trails

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More information from her other thread:


You can read here on the 3 day notice to quit for committing a legal nuisance, however, if you choose to go that route, you should have proof.

I would give them both 30 day written notice today, if they are month to month tenants.

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So here is the latest- last night she came to me and asked for a second chance- and of course I had my wall up,and said nothing either way- and sure enough- today- her and my son and their friends are out in the alley smoking pot and drinking-so I walk out there and asked her "so is this what you meant by a second chance?" and she would'nt even look at me-
so can I verbally give them notice followed by a written 3 day notice?
I actually found some of their pot laying in a container on the floor, so I picked it up and put it away,and have witnesses to the behaviour.

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So here is the latest- last night she came to me and asked for a second chance- and of course I had my wall up,and said nothing either way- and sure enough- today- her and my son and their friends are out in the alley smoking pot and drinking-so I walk out there and asked her "so is this what you meant by a second chance?" and she would'nt even look at me-
so can I verbally give them notice followed by a written 3 day notice?
I actually found some of their pot laying in a container on the floor, so I picked it up and put it away,and have witnesses to the behaviour.

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I need to clarify the information that I provided in the previous post.

California Code of Civil Procedure provides:

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1161.
4. Any tenant, subtenant, or executor or administrator of his or her estate heretofore qualified and now acting, or hereafter to be qualified and act, assigning or subletting or committing waste upon the demised premises, contrary to the conditions or covenants of his or her lease, or maintaining, committing, or permitting the maintenance or commission of a nuisance upon the demised premises or using the premises for an unlawful purpose, thereby terminates the lease, and the landlord, or his or her successor in estate, shall upon service of three days' notice to quit upon the person or persons in possession, be entitled to restitution of possession of the demised premises under this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision, a person who illegally sells a controlled substance upon the premises or uses the premises to further that purpose, shall be deemed to have committed a nuisance upon the premises.

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Are they selling?

If not, go with the 30 day written notice.

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Also a correction to the link of her other thread.