State Specific Question About: CONNECTICUT (CT)

Proceeding with ending M2M Rental Agreement with our tenant (and new and unauthorized, smoking bride). Do we first give written notice of non renewal of month to month (or end of agreement, how should we even be wording this) and do we have to wait the 30 days to see if they move before handing over the eviction notice? Or can we say "sorry, ending agreement as of here's the eviction paperwork. While I dont want to encourage vindictiveness, this guy has not really respected any other parts of the agreement why should I expect him to move out by the alloted date?

You give 30 day notice. When they don't move at the end of the 30 days. You file eviction in court.

I've never heard of handing tenants eviction paperwork. The sheriff does that.

here, i've just given 30 day notice of non-renewal... luckily -- they've always moved.

good luck!

You wrote:

"Do we first give written notice of non renewal of month to month (or end of agreement, how should we even be wording this)"

You are mixing up ending a lease term with a M2M. You don't renew a month to month.

If you wanted this to happen faster why didn't you give them a 30 day notice last month?

"and do we have to wait the 30 days to see if they move before handing over the eviction notice?"

You give them a standard 30 day notice to terminate tenancy.

You do not and cannot legally "FILE" for eviction until/unless they do something to be evicted for. You can't legally file for eviction because you think they will not be gone in 30 days.

I agree with OrEGonE you need to brush up on your state LL/TT laws. While you are doing that

I suggest you get some teeth in enforcing your rental agreement. When you told this tenant months ago NO about the roommate/fiancee you mean NO. You could of dealt with this sitch months ago.

In CT, you would issue a 30 day (one full rental period) termination notice.

At least 3 days prior to the termination date (generally the 27th of the month), you can have them served with a Notice to Quit for Termination of tenancy/Lapse of time.

This way you can file for eviction on the the day after the termination date if they have not vacated.

I mention in the termination notice that a Notice to Quit will be served prior to the termination date and that an eviction will be filed if they have not vacated by the termination date. This way the tenants expect the Notice to Quit and know that I am ready and willing to begin the eviction process if they do not comply.

You are right, should have.

I want to do things correctly and many times I am simply able to send a quick, late night email with my question and I know I will get at least 2 or 3 answers before morning. Many times this not only puts me at ease as I always second guess myself but I save the responses and usually file them as my own personal documentation.

Ideally having the tenants out by end of May would have been our best option but in reality based on the way this tenant has already disrespected the rules we felt we'd be in definate path of destructive and vindictive tenant. We will be out of state at the end of May and did not want to risk anything. There are too many variables in my personal life right now that disallow me to have done anything or expect anything prior to June 19th. As of right now his move out letter is dated May 1st with the understanding he has until the end of that rental period to leave, which is June 19th. My question was answered and I will have paperwork ready to file for June 20th.