If you are trying to say there was no contract you are wrong. By you paying rent and him accepting it, you made an agreement. If you have not paid the current rent the landlord has to go thru the courts to get an eviction. I will only tell you that it's advisable not to wait for this to happen. You will be charged court fees + attorney fees--both yours and your landlords. Plus you will be charged for unpaid rent, cleaning and/or any damages. If you do not pay a judgement will be put against you, which will affect your credit rating. Needless to say as a renter all this will affect you when you go looking for another place to rent. When you do not have a lease you are just assumed to be a "month-to-month tenant" are are still governed by the Landlord-Tenant Laws. Let me warn you: the laws are nice to read but when you end up in court they often favor the landlord. Especially if you don't pay the rent. If you get served a summons it means the landlord has started a court proceeding. You can stop the eviction by complying with the landlord's demands. (moving, etc.) The landlord then has to withdraw the petition to stop the eviction.

Just because you don't have a written lease does not mean you don't have a lease. Depending on how impacted the court is, an eviction can sometimes be completed in less than a week.

The answer to this question is impossible to provide given the information you have furnished. The laws of all states are different on this issue. Short of calling a lawyer, (which could provide you with the correct answer to your question), I would suggest that you formulate a google-search with the following search requirement specific to your own state: landlord tennant law state of _______.