Notice To Leave Rented Accomodation

[mrspirite]

can anyone please tell me if this is wrong....my son and his girlfriend have been given notice to leave there home.firstly they iven 2 months,then landlord changed his mind and gave them a month,now he wants them out asap...can he legally do this..P.S,the landlord is my sons girlfriend's mothers partner (step dad)..

[ummmm]

Is there a contract?

[mrspirite]

not sure.i asked that question answer...sort of..she was living there before she met my son,he's been with her about 3 years now, nothings been signed since he moved in.

[wired]

Then her original contract, spoken or written , should apply, her landlord should have agreed "notice to quit" between himself and the tenant.

[Peter Pedant]

yes it is wrong

they should have been given a valid s21 notice at least
and this would be at least eight weeks and details various other things such as the landlord accepts that he cant get them out with a court order....

and so.... CAB is their first port of call
the council will also assist them in case s of obvious unlawful eviction which this obviously is

PS why is this in Home and G when it should be in Civil Law ?

your son needs to get a shift on and go down the afternoon

[Buenchico]

A landlord can ASK a tenant to leave with no notice whatsoever but he can only REQUIRE them to leave (via a Section 21 notice) by providing a minimum of 2 months notice:
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/eviction/eviction_of_private_tenants/eviction_of_assured_shorthold_tenants