Eviction notice in the mail today

[Steffenfield]

Hey all.

I've been living at my home for the past seven years.

I have always paid rent on time with no complaints ever received.

I had a new landlord about three and a half years ago and I just can't trust him.

The first thing he did was increased my rent by 25% and put me on a month to month lease.

He has lied to me, most likely, over one hundred times, with nothing but broken promises since the very beginning.

Anyway, I was kind enough to give him a two months notice to leave, not one like what was agreed upon.

I now have a summons to appear in court over the eviction notice I received in the mail and had a court officer business card on my door.

Is this something normal?

I've never been evicted before in all of the almost thirty years of renting.

He last wanted me to help him fraud a federal program, stating that I had some child living with me, and this would upgrade the home.

I told him that I couldn't be dishonest like that.

I need to be very careful on what I say or do because the places that I would like to rent from, require this landlord filling out forms and mailing those back to them.

This guy is just shady so I'm also worried about the court appearance.

Is there anything I can do to prepare for it?

Thanks ahead.

-James

Lansing, Michigan
48906

 

[Gail in Georgia]

How you prepare for the hearing would depend on the reason for the eviction filing.

Are you late on the rent? (your posting would not indicate this).

Did your landlord provide you with a 30 day notice to move out and you ignored this and you are now being evicted as a holdover tenant?

Please provide more details on the purpose of the eviction.

Gail

 

[Steffenfield]

Hi Gail.

Rent has all been paid and in full and never once was there a late payment.

I received no 30 day notice of an eviction, just this stupid court order, and I'm not finding any legal complaint in those three copies sent to me.


My last conversation with him:

There's now a little black boy living upstairs. A little girl as well. A guy that I'm not sure if he's her boyfriend. One other gentlemen also. A girlfriend of hers. A barking dog with no end of it's noise. And I can't drive my car still because the driveway is blocked without knowing who I can talk to on this.

You promised me "zero tolerance" for others not on the lease upstairs.

So far you have been zero for seven with a decent neighbor.

They all have been overcrowded and someone or many others needing to sleep above me in the living room.

It's time for me to leave.

You have my notice on leaving June 4th.

Great move the best news I have heard all day

Yeah. Me too. It felt good to write you this.

Great be done by then..

And .be gone by then...thanxs

June 4th. Okay?


He never responded back after this.

There is a small, one bedroom apartment above me.

He rents it out like it were a halfway home with as many as seven people living there.

Not only is the noise level unbearable, I also have to pay the heating for all of them based on how the house was built.

So anyway, those last text messages to him were on April 5th.

I don't understand why going to court is needed and having this being shown on my public record.

I'm feeling quite troubled now so I hope to hear a response back.

Most kindly.

-James

Lansing, Michigan
48906

 

[Zigner]

Watch out for those little girls that aren't the same as you, right?

 

[Gail in Georgia]

Typically a landlord can only file to evict for a certain number of reasons. The most common one being, of course, failure to pay rent. Others would including breaching some aspect of the lease.

Keep in mind that a landlord cannot evict anyone. Only a court can grant an actual eviction.

Perhaps calling the court officer who left their business card in the door would be useful in providing more information on the specifics behind the eviction filing.

At any rate, attend the court hearing with ALL your documentation regarding your previous payment history and your written notice that you have terminated your month to month tenancy. It might be useful to bring the bills regarding you having to pay for the heating for the entire house and receiving no reimbursement for doing so throughout the time you resided there.

Gail