Landlord wants us to leave b/c he dosent want to make repairs
We live in a two family apartment with an illegal basement apartment. We have been here for 2 1/2 years, with the agreement to stay until 2010. We do not have a written lease, just a verbal. In July we had an oil delivery and the oil tank leaked all over the place. we called the land lord, and he didnt respond, so we had to call the fire dept. They came with the building inspector, took notice of the illegal apartment, and the commercial business that the landlord runs from our back yard. There is all sorts of dangerous tools and chemicals in the area where we throw out the trash. We got a 30 day notice to quit, and after asking why, we were told, it would be easier to throw us out, than to make all the needed changes to the building. We have had problems in the past, at one point his neglect caused me to fall in the bath tub while 7 months pregnant. We were current in rent, we have july and august in the bank, at the suggestion of the Fire Marshall, after seeing the mess with our oil tank and the 100 other violations. We do not want to move twice, we want to stay here until 2010 as planned. Has he technicaly evicted us since he only gave us a 30 day notice? I don’t think we should have to move b/c he doesnt want to make repairs.

landlord rights during 30 day notice period
I rented a room in my home with use of a bathroom and kitchen to a couple of college students and their dog. It went wrong, very quickly. I gave them a notice to quit/vacate on 2/27 so that they must vacate by 3/31. In the interim, they are parking where I ask them not to, running a space heater that I forbid them to have in the house, blowing fuses from too many appliances, letting the dog jump on and scratch up the door, and defecate on the walkway, and refusing to allow me access to their space to show the room (even with notice) by putting signs up stating that they ”will not be home and if I enter they will consider it breaking and entering and contact police.” I feel intimidated and harassed in my own home and do not know where my rights begin and end. There was never anything in writing. What are my rights in terms of room access and enforcing things like parking and electric issues or the heater while I wait out the next 30 days?

eviction of ten.failure to pay rent
if we do not have a lease do we need a Notice to quit and can we take these people to small clais court for the balance due?