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For the past few months a month-to-month tenant had disappeared and haven't paid a dime. I texted the tenant almost a month ago and they replied that were going to move. I recently texted them again and they replied "if you need to get into the apartment go ahead. I said that I was moving". My questions are: can I break the lock to enter the apartment? Is the text giving me legal permission to enter and pack up their belongings?
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Landlord and Tenant Law Attorney serving New York, NY
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Goldberg & Lindenberg, P.C.
The safest route is to start a holdover action against your tenant. You need to first serve a thirty day notice of termination that includes a full calendar month. When the notice expires you then start the holdover.
Answered on Mar 30th, 2018 at 7:49 AM
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