There's a couple living in my attic for extra cash.?
Once youve collected rent for what the law considers a full rental period (typically 30 days), you may have, in most U.S. States, created a tenancy-at-will. Under those circumstances, you would have to follow the landlord-tenant law in your State to move for a formal eviction. This would first require actual written notice that you intend to terminate the tenancy-at-will (this, too, is typically a 30-day notice). Having said all that, there are a few caveats. If the rental space is not an approved or qualified rental space, but rather a room of sorts in your own home, the laws could be such that they dont apply at all, and you could treat the tenant more as a guest. In this case, an unwelcome guest. In that event, you could demand that they leave and if they refuse, seek assistance from local law enforcement to eject what is essentially a trespasser. The only problem with that is that local law enforcement may deem the situation to be a landlord-tenant issue and choose not to act. On the upside, however, is that most (if not all) current laws related to eviction moratoriums do not apply to a room (space) that is rented in a homeowners own home. This would likely include an area of the home that is not set up to be an independent living space that includes a bath and kitchen facility. Therefore, if left with the eviction process, you would most likely not be barred from moving forward with that. Therefore, if the attic space has no separate bath or kitchen facility for the exclusive use of the occupant, it would qualify as a room in the home rather than an apartment. It would be prudent, however, for you to research the landlord-tenant laws where your home is located to be sure you dont expose yourself to some civil claims at a later date.