Given 3 days to move

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thechadreed

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Good Afternoon,
On Friday night my landloard left a note requestion that I vacate the property in which i reside. I live in Colorado. THe landloard stated that i had received a complaint that I had held a party on Tueday night and work up the tneents underneath me and on the side. I did not have a party. I work late hours and had 2 friends over for a while. We were sitting around and talking. The landlord did not come to discuss this with me, but left a note and left her phone number stating she would be out fo town until Sunday afternoon. I work all day Sunday thru Thursday (9am-10pm) and Friday and Sat. Therefore , I can not comply and move by Monday morning. My landloards knows my work schedule. I live in a 4 coplex apartment and they run their business out of the apartments. How should I handle this situation so I am not violating the law and risk losing my deposit? I understand that this situation will not get any better due to the nature of personalities of the landlord, the hours of my job and the refusal of communication to mediate this problem. I am willing to move, but need a reasonable amount of time to move. My rent is current until October 5. Thanks for your adivce.
 
Are you on a lease? How often do you pay rent? Monthly weekly etc? Its notlikely a three day vacate notice will hol dup in court but he can give 30 or 60 days again unless there is a lease. If there is a lease are there any clauses in regards to noise, parties etc?
 
To answer you questions, I signed a 3 month lease on June 5 and was offered a 6 mon lease on Wed...go figure. I also pay monthly and have paid in full until Oct. 5. There is not a clause regarding parties or noise. Thanks
 
Your landlord has given you a 3 day notice to vacate or correct the violation; for lack of a better description this is his (or her) attempt to "push" you out of there. Technically it has no "legal" backing in the sense that it's not an actual order from the court to evict you. Only the courts can actually evict.

If you do not comply with this notice to move (and many tenants do not since it is often impossible to do this in three days) and your landlord wishes you out of there, their next step is to actually file (through the courts) for an eviction.

Your best bet is to contact your landlord and discuss this matter with them to see if things can improve.

Remember that this three day notice is often really a warning (NOT an actual eviction) on an issue that should be discussed for resolution.

Gail
 
Thanks for all of your advice. I spoke briefly to my landloard this afternoon and let her know that i could not be out be Mon, but would be out by Tuesday evening and wanted a walk through on Wed. She has ageed to this. She is unwilling to discuss matters; therefore, I think it best to find another place to live. Thankfully, I do not have a family that will have to be uprooted by this move. My main concern is that I do not end up with a bad report on my credit or end up losing my deposit. If you have any other advice that will help protect me from this situation, I would appreciate it very much. Again, Thanks you all for your advice and help.
 
Thechadreed - bear in mind that the final walkthrough is not the final say when it comes what she can claim as a deduction from your security deposit. I strongly suggest that you take pictures, have an independent witness with you during the walkthrough and save your notes of any problems that appeared during your tenancy and what the landlord did to repair them. Save all the emails and correspondence that you and your landlord exchanged and if you don't agree with anything she discloses or deducts when she returns your security deposit along with a letter listing the items (and as long as the deductions are reasonable and due to normal wear and tear) dispute the discrepancies in small claims court. Good luck to you!
 
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