How to Get Your Boyfriend to Leave Your Apartment

It's no fun being stuck living with a boyfriend you don't want around anymore.

Getting a slovenly boyfriend who won't pay the bills or pull his own weight out of your apartment is a lot easier said than done. No matter how much of a freeloader your boyfriend is, if you've allowed him to move in with you, it's a bit tricky evicting him if he won't do it on his own. However, if you have full legal responsibility for the apartment, you can get the process started for giving him the boot.

Instructions

1. Check your lease. If your name is on it and not his, you have a case. If he also signed it, however, generally it's a joint responsibility both of you share to pay the rent, so if you stop paying his portion, the landlord may evict both of you. If you had the foresight to add a stipulation in the contract that he alone is responsible to pay his portion of the rent, you will have a case for evicting him even if he's part of the lease agreement.

2. Provide your boyfriend with a month's notice that you will end his lease and require him to vacate the premises on a certain date since he has not lived up to his end of the deal. Inform him in the letter that you will take legal action if he does not move out by that date.

3. Consult with a lawyer, who can give you guidance and can educate you on the nuances of your state or locality's laws, and then contact the clerk of your local court and ask for paperwork to file a lawsuit in landlord-tenant court.

4. Arrive at court on the appointed date, and bring evidence that your boyfriend failed to pay rent by providing proof that you paid the full amount each month, and that he was a bad roommate, perhaps by showing the court pictures of his bedroom contrasted with pictures of yours.

References

• The Washington Post: How to Evict an Ex? Carefully
• Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.: Evict Someone Who Shares Your Home