Best Proof for a 30 day notification

[soldier dad]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

I am about to serve a 30 day notification for two roommates (My girlfriend and her 21 year old son). I have read many suggestions to send this via certified mail. However, if I send this certified I would be the one to retrieve it from the mail box (my roommates don't check the mail). I am the only one who checks the mail and I then bring all their mail to them. We have a community mailbox so the postal driver does not come to the house in normal delivery situations. If I requested signature confirmation then no one would be home to sign. My GF's son (who is home during the day) never answers the door and she works 8-5 and never answers the door when she is home.

Should I simply have a neighbor or third party (Sheriff) serve them? I would have to be there since they would not answer the door. Is the witness proof enough (assuming they remain alive)? What about a copy of the notice? I assume the person receiving it could simply throw it away and say they never received it but does my copy help along with a witness testimony and signature.

What are the best strategies to cover my butt in a situation where the roommates do not get the mail and never answer the door?

thanks in advance!

 

[Baranov]

I'm pretty sure I explained to you how to post a notice so that you have proof in your previous thread.

 

[TigerD]

Would a police report showing your arrest for stapling it to her forehead work?

Just send it certified.

DC

 

[soldier dad]

I'm pretty sure I explained to you how to post a notice so that you have proof in your previous thread.

Sorry I could not find your post with explanation.

I served her this evening and she just threw it in the trash. I decided I will hire a lawyer and have them handle the whole process.

 

[Baranov]

It's good you hired an attorney, these tenants are probably professional deadbeats. It really doesn't matter what they do with the notice you gave them. I keep a copy of the notice together with a record of service. This would be a form that describes who the notice was intended for, date and time and method of posting. You can also take a photo of the notice on the door with a current newspaper in the background.

What you have to do now is learn as much as you can from your lawyer so that you can duplicate his actions on your own. Stay away and let him do his thing.

In the future, join a landlord association so that you can learn how to be more selective about who you rent to. Amazon has a good selection of landlord tenant books that you can learn from.

 

[Cvillecpm]

Hand delivery/service, mail regular mail AND USPS delivery confirmation * NOT, repeat NOT certified mail

 

[soldier dad]

Thanks. The last two posts were informative.