That ain't worth Jack

There you are.

Eviction notice in hand.

The fountain pen and heavy paper make it feel all official.

After three knocks, you duck tape that baby to the door.

A few hours later, you get this text:

"Thanks for the notice, jerk - I'll be outta this dump by sundown!"

But here's the problem:

When you thought it was 'Game Over,' the Tenant pulls a stunt.

And decides to play a game of 'Squatters Monopoly' like he's got a "Get Out of Eviction Free" card up his sleeve.

Even worse, he does.

An eviction notice only counts if served one of these four ways.

Yes, even if the Tenant actually received the eviction notice.

Doesn't mean squat.

That eviction notice is about as worthless as a gym membership come mid-February. 

How you serve it matters.

By Landlord Legal

By golly, we landed on issue #75 of The Brief.

Here's a quick cheat sheet on how to serve eviction notices.  Took us 3+ hours to write (and you 60 seconds to read).