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I have a tennant who owes approx $2000 in Rent and late fees. I have sent her a 72 hour notice several times, the last time a 14-30 day notice for cause, everything is supossed to be paid tody 8/26/13 by midnight or her rental aggrement will terminate on 912/13. Can I evict her on 9/12/13 with a notice for 30 days notice or do I have to wait to evict on 9/12/13 and give her 30 days notice?

Hi, Your post is very confusing. First, why give so many notices? The first notice should have been sufficient and should have been followed up on when tenant failed to pay. Once you start sending several notices, tenants get the message (1) You have no clue what you're doing or (2) you are not going to put them out whether they pay or not. You have unfortunately sent the wrong message to the tenant however, at this point you need to find out what the procedure is for an actual eviction and proceed with that immediately. Remember, you cannot evict without going to court.

Posted by Claire S, CA on Wednesday, September 11, 2013