a) Send tenant a written notice demanding that the tenant live up to the terms of the lease within 10 days.


b) If the tenant does not comply within that time, landlord will send tenant a 2nd written notice that the lease will end within 30 days after the 2nd notice is mailed to the tenant. On that day, the lease term automatically ends, and the tenant will leave the apartment and return the keys to the landlord. Landlord has the right to bring a court action if the tenant does not pay the rent, fails to cure a substantial violation of the lease, commits a continuing nuisance, or does not leave the apartment at the end of the lease. Landlord will not force tenant out either by removing tenant's possessions or changing the lock on the tenant or in any other way.The tenant will be given prior notice of the court hearing.

Typically, the lease will cover what is to happen to holdover items left by a tenant. Many landlords have clauses that state that items left behind will be removed or held a certain period, then thrown out, etc.... Some state laws require the landlord to hold the items for a period or to have them placed in a public warehouse for a period of time. The lease, state and/or local law should be your guide.