If you need to know my state to check the laws DM me and I will tell you where I am, otherwise I’ll keep that blank since I don’t want it to be public. Is there anything I can do having lived here all my life? I’m not a tenet so I don’t pay rent but idk if there’s any protections for people like me at all, if any. Gah I’m fucking scared, it seems like this time he’s got something cooking when in the past it was just all empty threats.
Please have some good news for me.
In the states I’m familiar with he’d have to evict you, or sell the house and let the new owners evict you. Not paying rent doesn’t mean you don’t live there legally. Generally speaking police won’t remove you without an eviction order as long as you have some proof that you live there, such as belongings inside or mail addressed to that address.
You probably don’t have a defense for eviction, but at the least you could buy time to figure things out. How long that is definitely depends on the state and the local court with jurisdiction.
Check out your area’s legal aid website. They generally have self-help resources for evictions, and they usually have some kind of open consultation hours where you can talk to someone for legal advice.
If you want to DM me your state, I’ll look into the specific laws for you.