If there is no written lease, can I evict a tenant?

This is a complex question, and I've had lots of situations involving this. The answer is yes, but you're going to have to establish that there's a landlord / tenant relationship first. In other words, have you been collecting rent from them?

Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.

North Carolina Fair Housing Center

North Carolina Fair Housing Center. Web Links: www.ncruralcenter.org/guidebook/ViewResource.asp?ID=138. Check to learn more.

Center for Responsible Lending

The Center for Responsible Lending is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting home ownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices.

Residential Rental Application

This is a form that's going to make it more streamlined for tenants who want to apply to rent from you.  How it works is a tenant fills out the application for rental, pays a fee, and then you follow the legal requirements to either approve or disapprove them.