LEG 100 Week 9 Discussion

Suppose you are the judge, and a case is presented before you where a tenant is facing eviction. The landlord has been in constant contact with the tenant and is able to supply the texts and notes to the tenant. However, the tenant agrees that the landlord did contact him, but the tenant claims there was not sufficient notice. The landlord is able to show months of texts and notes begging for the rent from the tenant. What are the legal considerations you would evaluate to determine the claims of the tenant and the landlord? In whose favor would you rule, and why? Be sure to support your legal analysis.

In the case mentioned, legal considerations that I would evaluate to determine the claims of tenants and the landlord are; the legality of notices issued to the tenant by the landlord, proofs to confirm that the notices were delivered to the client, time or period allowed for the tenant to evacuate the premise before being evicted and the contract or agreement made before the landlord leased the premise to the tenant. When it comes to termination of the tenancy, different notices are required depending on the situations. Different states also have different laws and regulations governing the termination process before the tenant is evicted from the premise. Despite differences in the state laws, all termination notices must bear specific terms to be valid. It must include a provision requiring the tenant either to pay the rent at a defined period, usually seven to fourteen days or move out. Additionally the notices should also give the tenant a chance to rectify the mistake especially after violating the contract or conditions provided in the contract.

Secondly, the Residential landlord and tenant Act demands that the landlord must ensure that the tenant receives the notice within a certain time frame regardless of means used to deliver it. For instance if the notice demands the tenant has five days to pay the rent or move out, this notice should be delivered to the tenants five days before eviction day.

In the situation of the non-payment on the day due, the law demands that the landlord has a right to offer a notice of termination but the termination process will not be effective until the 14th day upon issuance of the notice for those who pay their rent on a monthly basis. On the other hand, tenants who pay their rent on either a daily or weekly basis must be given 7 days’ notice. As mentioned earlier, the notice must have a provision to avoid the termination process if the tenant pays the whole amount due before the day it is supposed to be effected.

Finally, before a landlord leases the premise to the tenant, they must sign a contract. This contract will be evaluated too. Aspects that would be based on include; terms or conditions provided in the contract, when the payments of rent should made, time allowed, if any, for delayed payment, actions to be taken for delayed payment and other provisions as further as the contract is concerned.

Basing on these aspects, I will rule the case in favor of the landlord. By the fact that the tenant confirmed being in contact with the landlord means that the notice was delivered. Furthermore, the landlord has texts and notices of various months asking for the rent from the tenant. This is enough proof to show that the time the landlord gave the tenant was sufficient. Finally months of texts and notices means that time allowed exceeded 14 days, the period required by the law before evicting the tenant from the premise. Therefore the landlord has the right to terminate the contract and evict the tenant from the premise.