Evict a Tenant, Correctly

This workflow surfaces in QuillDraft, the landlord-tenant product. It is filtered out of the Vaquill in-house gallery.

Best for: a small landlord starting an eviction who wants the right notice, the earliest legal filing date, and a check against the defects that get DIY cases dismissed. Picks the correct termination notice for your reason and state, tells you the earliest date you can legally file, and runs a pre-flight check for the usual defects: wrong notice type, bad service, filing too early, and non-rent charges bundled into a pay-or-quit.


Category	Litigation
Jurisdiction	US
Practice areas	Landlord-tenant, eviction
Runtime	5-12 minutes

Screenshot of the Evict a Tenant, Correctly launcher showing its document slots and input form — The Evict a Tenant, Correctly launcher: document slots, inputs, and what you get

What you need

Slot	Required	Count	What goes in it
Lease and prior correspondence	No	0-50	The signed lease and relevant notices or messages, to ground the facts.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	What it changes
State where the rental is located	Select	Yes	Drives the notice type, the notice period, and just-cause rules.
Why are you evicting?	Select	Yes	Determines which termination notice is required. Picking the wrong one is the single most common cause of dismissal.
Your name / company	Party name	Yes	The landlord.
All adult tenants on the lease	String list	Yes	List every adult tenant. Serving only one named tenant is a common defect.
Rental unit address	Long text	Yes
How long has the tenant lived there?	Select	No	Less than 1 year · 1 year or more. Used for no-fault notice periods, typically 30 versus 60 days.
Past-due rent (nonpayment only)	Text	No	Rent only. Do not include late fees or utilities.
Does that amount include late fees, utilities, or other charges?	Yes/No	No	If Yes, the pre-flight flags it. A pay-or-quit must demand rent only.
Describe the lease violation	Long text	No	For cure or serious-violation notices.
Date you will serve the notice	Date	No	Used to estimate when the notice period expires and the earliest filing date.
Is your city or state a just-cause jurisdiction?	Select	No	Yes · no · not sure. Just-cause areas require a stated reason, and sometimes relocation pay, even for no-fault terminations.
Have you offered required relocation assistance?	Yes/No	No
Did you accept any partial rent after the problem started?	Yes/No	No	Accepting partial rent can waive a pay-or-quit notice in many states.

How it runs

A drafting pipeline: prepare → generate → export. The state and reason select the notice type, the drafter produces the notice and the two supporting documents, and the pre-flight validator runs the defect checks before export.

What you get

Artifact	Format	Contents
Eviction Notice	DOCX	The termination notice matched to your state and reason.
Pre-Flight Validator	DOCX	The dismissal-risk check: notice type, service, timing, and non-rent charges.
Service and Filing Checklist	DOCX	What to do, in what order, and by when.

What this will not do

File the eviction or serve the notice or summons for you.
Guarantee your case will not be dismissed. The pre-flight is guidance, not a warranty.
Confirm your state’s exact notice period, forms, or just-cause rules. Verify before serving.
Replace a landlord-tenant attorney for the filing and the hearing.

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