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Tenant who never paid

Andrea M

started a topic over 12 years ago

I let a contractor live in my house for the past 18 months in exchange for renovation services. Now the work is done, I want to rent the house and he refuses to leave. I live in CT. As he has never paid a cent of rent, is he a "tenant" and consequently I need to go thru the legal eviction process or I can just put his stuff out of the house? In other words, is there something like squatters rights which entitles him to same rents as an individual who paid rent?

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Karen S

said over 12 years ago

Once they established residency at the home, you became a landlord per say. To get them out, I believe you will need to go through the eviction process.

Andrea M

said over 12 years ago

Sorry, I meant to say entitles him to same "rights" as an individual who paid rent?