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  1. #1
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    Default Non-Lease Holding Roommate Refuses to Leave

    My question involves a roommate in the State of: California


    For the last 18 months I've had a friend living with me. In that time, they've never paid rent on time and have never paid their portion of a couple of bills. For the first 10 months, I was having money problems as well, so we just did what we had to do and it wasn't an issue. So far this year, my money issues are taken care of, so I've always taken care of my part of the rent and bills. Unfortunately, my landlord won't take partial rent payments, so I've been having to wait for them to get theirs before I could pay. After a utility was shut off due to non-payment on their part, I paid the entire bill off, got it turned back on and asked him to leave. This was in late July.

    Since they were a friend (obviously not anymore) I offered to pay all of August's rent with the agreement that he would leave at the end of the month. In early August, I got a call from the landlord saying that the late fee's accumulated needed to be paid off. Upon hearing this, I went off on him and it lead to a huge fight that ended with him saying "I'll leave when I'm ready to leave". We've yet to say a word to each other since, and they haven't left yet. I know that he won't pay this month either, and any other month he stays. And I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed until I've taken legal action, and even then he probably wouldn't leave until he had to be physically removed.

    I have no idea what to do. I've made terms with the fact that I'll never see the past money owed. I'm fine with that. I just want my apartment back. I've got a new person ready to move in, and I had to have them wait a month because of this. I don't know how much longer they'll have to wait. And I can't afford another month of having to pay the full rent.

    What are my options? What is the quickest option?

    Thanks a lot in advanced.

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    Default Re: Non-Lease Holding Roommate Refuses to Leave

    You need to read here. All of it.

    Then serve him the proper notice and evict his non-paying carcass.

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