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  • Not having a written lease actually puts the situation in your favor because you have no proof of any agreement to provide housing for your tenant. You can simply notify your tenant in writing via a registered letter that they have 30 days to vacate the property and then let that be that. Without a written lease your tenant has no legal recourse to force you to let them stay. If they attempt to sue you in court, they will have to decide whether to come up with the money or move out. This way the tough part of the situation is on them and not on you.
  • I'm no attorney, but that can't stop me from giving a non-professional opinion here... If there's no lease or other contract, then they are not tenants, they are guests. A guest may be asked to leave your property at any time, and if he refuses, he is trespassing. Trespassers can be removed immediately by law enforcement officers without further legal process. If you've been taking rent without a lease, you may find (or maybe you know) that you have been skirting some sort of law, so maybe that shouldn't be trumpeted too loudly.

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