3 day Notice to quit
If I give a tenant a notice to pay rent that is in arears and give him a 3 day notice to quit at the same time is that legal? He is behind 1.5 months in his rent.

Unlawful Detainer
My tenent has not paid rent for June or July. I gave 3 day notice to Quit and 30 Day eviction notice. He is still now leaving. I understand I need to fill out an ” unlawful detainer” form. I looked online and there are several ones, not sure what to use and when I should use it. Please help.

Jim

Ratification of sublet?
I moved in with someone (replacing a departing roommate) almost a year ago. In that time, I have written rent checks directly to the management company / landlord (it’s a 4300 unit complex), always the full amount due and if not on time then within the lease-provided 5 day grace period, after which a 5% late charge is applicable. (I have all the cancelled checks.) In now reading the lease, it appears the sublet is improper as we did not involve the landlord/management co. (I’m in the process of rebuilding my credit). Reading a Nolo book, it appears we can be evicted after a ‘non-curable’ 3 day notice to quit because we’re technically in violation of the lease. But given my performance, and the landlord/management company’s cashing of checks clearly written in my name for rent on this unit, can we argue ratification of the modified lease should it become an issue? I don’t care about my situation — I’ll find somewhere else if I have to. But my roommate and her son just want stability, and I’d hate to be the one to cause them to have to move!