No lease = no rules? 😂

 It happens...

Tenant never signed a lease.

Pays cash.

Texts you once a month:

"Rent's under the mat."

Now he's blasting Eminem at 2 AM with a cousin living in your garage.

You ask:

"No lease... I can just kick 'em out, right?"

Nope.

Here's what 72% of landlords miss:

A tenant with no lease is a month-to-month tenant.

If they've paid you — they're a tenant.

Doesn't matter if it was cash, Venmo, or a handshake in the Casey's parking lot.

You still need a 30-Day Notice to end the lease.

No lease doesn't mean no rules.

Just means you're winging it — legally speaking.

By Landlord Legal

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