‘She’s not leaving': Roommates invite evicted neighbor to stay with them for 2 weeks, she doesn't pay a dime and then refuses to leave

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    Gave our neighbor a place to crash for a couple weeks since they got kicked out on Thanksgiving Day. We explained from day one that she couldn't move in, but now she's not leaving. What to do?
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    First time posting here. Very late in the evening on the eve of this last Thanksgiving (i.e., 22 Nov 2023, two weeks and two days ago) our somewhat older (around 55 years old, female) neighbor came knocking at our door in a fit of desperation. In spite of the fact that she had known fully three months in advance that the management
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    company that services her building was NOT going to renew her lease, she sat on this fact and failed to arrange for a new living situation... anyway the management and the sheriff's police were at her door and demanding that she vacate immediately.
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    Now, with it being ice cold outdoors around here and at that time (we're in South Bend, Indiana, USA) and with the holiday upon us, we were hardly going to let her stay outside. We invited her in and let her use the couch, and we said we'd talk more in the morning. The next day, we discussed her situation - and let me be clear on this point... we were
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    absolutely clear and explicit about telling her that she would NOT be permitted to "move in". We gave her a two week window to organize her affairs and find other accommodations. Well here we are, two days past our cutoff, she is still here and I'm not sure what we should do. I've been sure to
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    make it additionally clear (and I monitor our mail as well) that she is NOT to transfer her mail here, thankfully she has as yet complied with this boundary....
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    Should I call the police to have her removed? Am I at risk of having an unwitting tenant/squatter situation on my hands?
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    souperman08 · 11 hr. ago According to a quick google, tenancy is established in 14 days in your state. Even if she has not paid rent, signed a lease, etc, she is a tenant. You should be prepared to either offer her money to leave willingly, or start eviction proceedings immediately. 705 Share
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    ThoughtfulMadeline - 11 hr. ago Should I call the police to have her removed? It's unlikely they would remove her. You will probably need to give her one month's notice to terminate then go to court to evict her if she's not gone after the one month notice period.
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    Beginning_Season_759 OP · 11 hr. ago Do you legitimately think that she has some claim of tenancy now, in spite of never having had mail here (she still goes next door to check her mail), everything she owns is still in her old apartment (she only brought essentials to our place), she's only been here a bit over two weeks and has not given us (nor has been asked for) any form of
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    rent/compensation/whatever...? We have not given her keys and have to let her in personally whenever she leaves and comes back. ↑ 102 Share
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    paulrenaud 10 hr. ago . You should also explain to her that you are going to give her an eviction notice which will make finding a new place more difficult. 169 Share
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    AskMyAnxiety - 9 hr. ago I'd offer to pay the first week for her at one of those cheap hotels you rent weekly/monthly. It's a few hundred but it would get her out (assuming she takes the offer). 128 Share
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    Curious Catte 10 hr. ago Probably the fastest way to get her out would be to help her find a room somewhere to rent and pay for her rent for one month just to get her out. This may be less hassle and less expensive than trying to evict her. 118 Share
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    FleeshaLoo 8 hr. ago I hope you recorded that discussion and also had her sign an agreement, even if it was written on a napkin. You said, "we" so presumably you have a witness. I suggest you speak to a lawyer about this ASAP.
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    Beginning_Season_759 OP - 8 hr. ago I have two other roommates who were in attendance for each and every discussion, so yeah, I do have some independently corroborating witnesses, if that's any help. 46 Share
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    Difficult_Annual7685 · 10 hr. ago The only way to get rid of her is to pay her. Or you will be waiting a very long time thru court system. 33 Share

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