To initiate the formal eviction process, the tenant will need to file the complaint with the court and serve the summons and a copy of the complaint on the subtenant. Then, the subtenant will have to respond within five days or vacate the premises.

You may, however, be able to evict them (terminate the tenancy) with a properly prepared and served 30 Day Notice To Quit under a special provision known as Tenancy At Will. In California, an Unwanted House Guest or Roommate Who Has Never Paid Rent May Be Evicted With A Thirty Day Notice to Quit.

If you are looking to evict a tenant who has an active lease with you, then you should always follow what your lease says. Under a lease, you can give a tenant a 14-day notice to quit for non-payment, and a 7-day notice for other reasons if they are already written into the lease.

Tell them what bothers you. If that doesn't work, figure out how to firmly but politely invite them to move out. If necessary, you may have to take legal action to kick out a roommate who doesn't move out or violates a major agreement. If that isn't an option, you may have to move out yourself.

Head to your local Housing Court, and fill out and file what is known as a Summary Process Summons and Complaint. Make sure you bring multiple copies of the notice you already gave your roommate, as well as any written lease agreement you two have, and your own lease agreement with your landlord.

In Massachusetts, it is illegal for a landlord, on their own, to remove tenants and occupants and their belongings from a rented apartment, room, or home without first getting a court order. The court case that a landlord files to get a court order is called summary process (the legal term for an eviction).

This question is about Massachusetts Eviction Process Yes, you can kick someone out of your house in Massachusetts, but you will be required to follow either the criminal trespass procedures or the civil eviction procedures. In either case, you must have a court order to remove the person.