How long does it take to evict a tenant?

It depends. First, the landlord must provide the tenant with notice of either 3 days, 30 days, 60 days or in certain cases, 90 days. After the notice period ends, the landlord can file an unlawful detainer action.  That can take 3 to 8 weeks, depending on how much the tenant fights.

In theory, it should be possible to get one completed in less than sixty days. Defending a tenant, I once prolonged one for nearly a year. A good estimate is four months. It could happen faster or slower. If the tenant raises any defense, it is almost always advisable to agree to waive the past due rent in exchange for the tenant's agreement to vacate voluntarily. I recommend trying to do it yourself. The procedure is very technical and designed to protect the interests of the tenant against being evicted without perfect notice or wrongfully. If you appreciate this free advice, please remember to refer me to any friends or acquaintances who need a lawyer. Referrals are still our best source of new business. Do you have a revocable living trust to protect your heirs against probate? Probate takes forever, is expensive, and is annoying. Do your family a favor. Set up a trust, and put all your property, especially any real property, into the trust. Since it is revocable, you can change it, add to it, take property out of it, or even cancel it completely, at any time. We set up such trusts, provide a pour-over will as a back-up for any property that does not make it into the trust, provide you with blank durable powers of attorney for health care and financial decisions, in case you become incapable of making such decisions while still alive, and convey one piece of real property to the trust, usually the family home, for $1500.00. If you would like to hire me to do this, let me know, and I'll send you a list of the information I need. Dana Sack