Advice from the yard owners of HHO

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MY YO is having serious problems with a livery, her behaviour is totally out of control. She want to given her notice, the girl has a contract that states the YO need only give 2 weeks notices (it's the BHS contract)

So what do you write in a letter of eviction? She has never done one before and needs it to be official.

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64 reads and not one by a YO
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i'm no lawyer, but surely a carefully-worded letter stating that the YO wants her to leave as soon as possible (and by X date at the latest), sent by recorded (or handed to her with witnesses present) would be enough?
if she's being a nightmare i'd be very careful that she pays up to date, only takes her stuff, does no damage either before or as she leaves, etc etc...
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As there is a contract in place with a defined notice period, she needs only to write a simple, signed and dated letter, giving her notice to leave by x date and time, and dealing with any financial considerations (ie will any money be owed either way by the date of departure?).

She need not put her reasons, and indeed should not as that can cause all manner of problems. As Kerilli says it should either be handed to her in front of a witness or better sent recorded delivery.

I've only had to kick 2 people off the yard in 20 years - one left while still owing me a lot of money (having ripped up her final bill and thrown it at me
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), and the other spends her life badmouthing me around the county (but nobody takes much notice of her - CaveCanem has met her!) but in both cases I am better off shot of them
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my dad has yard but no one has contracts
he just said last time he evicted someone that they had to leave asap and definitely by the end of month (which was bout 3 weeks) and that if she left before that then he would refund the money just to get rid of her....
 
mmm I'd say the same as the others.

Just a dated letter saying that the YO is serving notice, in accordance with her contract, and she needs to be off the yard in two weeks from date of letter.

If she's likely to steal anything etc then lock it all away before she goes. These people have a habit of disappearing in the dead of night, but to be fair, if she's that much of a nightmare, 2 weeks livery is worth losing to get rid of her!
 
I have had to evict one livery, i gave him his bill on the 28th of the month - to be paid in full on the 1st of the month as normal. Then when I received his livery money into my account on the 1st I gave him his months notice in writing stating the date by which he had to leave which was by the end of the month as stipulated in the contract he signed. I also gave him a photocopy of the contract he signed and referred to the relevant clause. I moved all his belongings into a seperate locked store and gave him a key for that and put a secondary padlock on the tack room so he could take only his own stuff.

You don't need to give a reason for why they have to leave - just that you want them to leave as per the contract and when. Don't go into details of why you want them to leave - it is not necessary and will only cause bad feeling. Try and be as professional as possible and good luck - I hated having to do it - but the situation had become so awkward
 
Bosworth has hit the nail on the head, this is what I had to do earlier in the year with a livery, his behaviour had got to the point of endangering my other liveries so I like Bosworth made sure I had his livery money first and then gave him written notice and the date by which he had to leave and on the day he left he asked for his deposit back which we declined to give and handed him a copy of the yard contract with the relevant clauses highlighted as to why he would not be getting his deposit back. Unfortunately three months later my plastic showjumps were stolen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I've done a little draft of my own based on what you guys said, I think she's also asking her BHS instructor for a draft so she has a basis to start. I don't think she plans to go into the why's, she has mentioned in the past to the livery that if she wasn't happy she should leave so it's just taking the next step really.

It's so difficult for yard owners, I really don't envy you guys. We can't really lock her out our tack room as it's a combo lock and she's very good friend with another livery who would let her in if she wanted in
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nightmare situation, I think the YO is slightly concerned her own horse might get injured...the woman is that nasty.
 
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