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    Default I Own and Live in My Home and Want to Get Rid of Roommate

    My question involves an eviction in the state of: SC

    I own my own home and live there. 2 months ago I signed a 3 month contract for a roommate to move in. I do not want to renew the contract. If he refuses to leave at the end of the contract (which is a possibility) how do I get him out? The contract did not state that he would be on a month-to-month at the end of the contract's term.

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    Default Re: I Own and Live in My Home and Want to Get Rid of Roommate

    In South Carolina, a written lease expires when it says it expires, and does not auto-renew or go month to month unless the lease explicitly says it does.

    If he does not leave, serve him a 3 day written notice to vacate, then commence formal eviction proceedings.

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    Default Re: I Own and Live in My Home and Want to Get Rid of Roommate

    When the lease term of the rental agreement has ended, and the tenant refuses to move out, the landlord may bring an action in court to evict the tenant.

    Where there is no definite term in a rental agreement, the landlord may end the rental agreement. If a tenant pays weekly rent, the Landlord may demand that the tenant move out only after giving the tenant at least 7 days written notice. In all other cases where there is no definite rental term, the landlord must give at least 30 days written notice that the tenant must move out.

    After the rental agreement is terminated for any of the reasons described, the landlord has a right to possession of the rental unit and rent. The Landlord may bring a separate claim for damages for breach of the rental agreement, and can ask the court to make the tenant pay reasonable attorney's fees.

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