Originally Posted by Sly

Not in California.

If you let somebody stay in your house for 14 days, no matter the circumstances, they build a "tenure", if you will. At that point, you need to file the paperwork for a 30 day eviction notice. They are legally allowed to stay for 30 days.

I tried it once with a schizophrenic roommate. It was hell. I had to call the police on him when I served the restraining order because he wouldn't accept it and tried claiming that he was the one who had the restraining order against me. Somehow the police convinced him that he needed to leave that day, even though legally he didn't.