Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia
eviction of a friend
I have a friend that has been staying with me for over 30 days and I want to put them out and they are not on the lease and I want to do it the legal way is there a form that I can use to ask this indivdual to leave within 30 days. That can be use in court if they do not leave in 30 days
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: eviction of a friend
There is no form or court process of which I'm aware for the type of "friend" whom you've described who has overstayed his or her welcome.
Your remedy is to give them written notice of a date certain by which they must vacate your premises or they will be considered trespassers
and subject to arrest and removal by local law enforecment authorities.
Then, if that date arrives and finds them still on the premises, you must follow through with that call to the police or sheriff's department
who will come and do what is necessary to get them out.