Tenant without a lease - Again

[SelfStorage70]

First off, I am fully aware that there should have been a signed lease.

So here is the situation. My uncle owns the facility and befriended this lady who has assisted him with doing some work around the facility, his house, running errands, etc... For the last 8 years (maybe longer), he has allowed her to use a 10x10 unit at no charge and no lease has been signed. Without going into detail and getting into the dynamics of the situation, I'll just say that there is now a rift between this lady and my uncle/myself. She told us that she was moving into a new apartment and would be taking her stuff out of the unit, but when pressed on it weeks later she hadn't moved out. Further, she has become recalcitrant. She has given no deadline as to when she would have her stuff out.

Since there is no lease, it is my understanding that the lien process doesn't apply. I could treat the items as abandoned and simply dispose of them. I would , however, like to give her written notice or a deadline but I do not have her new address.

Thoughts?

[AngelaESSTX]

Send it to whatever address you have a post a copy to her unit.

[SelfStorage70]

I do not have any address for her (past or present).

[lady5563]

Have you searched her name on Google...white pages.....you might get lucky and find an address!

Have you denied access at the keypad AND overlocked her unit?

[KrisinCali]

Overlock her unit and lock out her code. That should help with her 'recalcitrance'. Then get her to sign a lease and and state you are now charging her rent.

[Paperstrawwrappers]

I learned a new word today

[KeelHauler1994]

Change the locks on your facility office and maintainance units, Uncle's home, change all account passwords for bank, email, phone, etc. Setup a Ring or other type camera on your Uncle's front yard.

In my state, in the absence of lease/signed lease, the tenant is bound by the same lease as all the other tenants (no better, no worse - same lease) and they are on a month-to-month tenancy at the current street rate.

Because you do not have her address, make her address your facility for the time being.

**Have the first items complete**

Then lock out the gate code or overlock the unit (as mentioned above) and force the tenant into the office to sign all the paperwork, at that time update the address.

The gravy train has come to a stop.

[KrisinCali]

Change the locks on your facility office and maintainance units, Uncle's home, change all account passwords for bank, email, phone, etc. Setup a Ring or other type camera on your Uncle's front yard.

In my state, in the absence of lease/signed lease, the tenant is bound by the same lease as all the other tenants (no better, no worse - same lease) and they are on a month-to-month tenancy at the current street rate.

Because you do not have her address, make her address your facility for the time being.

**Have the first items complete**

Then lock out the gate code or overlock the unit (as mentioned above) and force the tenant into the office to sign all the paperwork, at that time update the address.

The gravy train has come to a stop.

Oh, good points. I didn't even think of all of the access she had to the facility etc.