Every state in Kent has its own evictions laws and they are often different, so it is recommended to understand them as you write up a lease agreement so that each party knows what authority a document carries.
It is highly recommended that you use a lease written and developed by lawyers specifically for your state in Kent.
Assuming your lease agreement was not based on your state laws in Kent or you are not sure, it is important to conduct thorough research with Denbigh Franks's help to check whether you have valid grounds for eviction.
If you don't have a good and a lawful reason in Kent's Gillingham, Maidstone, or Chatham then you don't need to start the eviction process.
As a rule, in Kent's Kent, the following reasons are enough for eviction (subject to fair notice to the tenant):
If the tenant is unable to pay you the rent in Maidstone, Gillingham, or Chatham
Violating terms of lease agreement such as subletting, keeping unapproved pets, etc.
Causing significant damage to Kent properties in Kent
Health ordinances and occupancy in Kent, Kent
Tenants in Kent causing protection or health threats
Remember, you'll need to tender the proof and documentation of any claim you have against your tenant.
In situations when the law in Kent may not entirely be favourable to your goals, or if you do not want to waste any time dragging an eviction case in court, be empathetic to their plight.
My suggestion would be to take the client to a local coffee shop in Kent and have a discussion about the situation from heart to heart.
Often, the tenants agree upon leaving the Kent home if you could convince them during the conversation.
If you reason with your Kent tenant in a place that is public in Kent, it would not be common for them to create drama.
If your tenant in Chatham, Gillingham or Maidstone is showing in uncooperative behaviour and you have researched about your right to evict the tenant then just follow the eviction procedure laws in Kent.
A step that is considered effective and important is for Denbigh Franks to issue an expulsion notification, as called an expulsion alert.
This is usually a simple document or form containing an ultimatum that tells your tenant in Maidstone, Chatham, or Gillingham why he is being evicted and what they can do to avoid such eviction; pay rent, clean house, etc.
Go to your local court in Kent's Kent to register your eviction and pay a fee.
The clerk will schedule a hearing date in Kent and the tenant is notified about the hearing by the court in the form of summons.
There is a high probability that you will have to show proof, via a receipt from certified mail, that you have provided the required amount of time that your state of Kent demands for an eviction notice.
Be sure to have proof of claim and all other related documents.
It is important to have the following documents as proof for your claim:
Lease agreement
Bounced checks
Payment records of any kind
Communication records (email and phone)
Copy of notice given by you to your Kent tenants
Dated evidence that the tenant in Kent got the notice, which could be their signature or the receipt from the Post Office
If court in Kent is a success, your tenant will have time to move from the property in Maidstone, Chatham, or Gillingham of 48 hours to a week.
If, after this court order, they still refuse to go, you can get an Officer from Denbigh Franks to usher them out of your Kent premises and put their belongings at the pavement.
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