I need legal advice ASAP regarding renter's rights (I need to kick a renter out)

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I second Anna rose, it sounds like sufficient notice to me, and within your tight. I've kicked people out 1-2 times, get ready for one hell of a 30 days! I second what am arose said better be home much as possible and lock your room to the snakes or something. He sounds vindictive

I'll be moving the snakes to the boyfriend's apartment so that even if I'm at work (roommate is home much more than I am because he works part time), I know they're 'safe'. My dog can survive the thermostat being off, the snake racks can't keep up with a temp drop down to 40 however.

Wow, good luck with this. I live on the opposite coast, so I can't help you with the legal advice, but it sounds like you've given him reasonable notice to leave. However, perhaps it would be best for you to spend the next month at your place, and not your boyfriend's.

Yeah, I'll be spending every chance I can outside of work at my house, because I don't trust him not to do something ridiculous.

I know they haven't met, but is your landlord at all aware you have those roommates?

If he (she?) is aware, ask for help. A lot of landlords have seen problem renters at some point or another and might have a decent understanding of the laws and regulations. If you've always paid rent on time an have no complaints, I'm sure landlord will be open to hearing your case. If they haven't bothered to meet your roomies, it's probably because you're responsible enough in managing the household that they don't feel the need to.

Document everything; maybe the guy can be cited for animal endangerment or something. It's probably better you two communicate over texts or writing because it's recorded rather than he-said-she-said. I hope the eviction process goes smoothly for you!

I will be talking to the landlord tonight to discuss what's going on. That was my thought too, to discuss via text/written conversation. I want to make sure everything is documented.

With your name on the lease and no legal contract between you and the problem room mate, just kick his azz out!

I'm told WA is kinda tricky with 'verbal contracts' as he's established residency. I'm reading through my local laws to figure out if I even qualify as a landlord - If I have no authority to make a 'verbal' contract with anybody, then I would assume (but I don't know) that the 'contract' ceases to be valid. I don't believe I have the right to just kick him out, as much as I want to - but that's also what I'm trying to figure out.