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My boyfriend and I just closed on a building. It is a four story, four unit building which is fully occupied by tenants who have all been living there for a few years. Our plan is to combine the basement and first floor apartment, creating a duplex for us to live in. The lease issued to the two tenants who currently occupy the first floor unit expired Aug. 1st and was not renewed by the previous landlord (since he knew we wanted the unit for ourselves). We would like to give them two months notice to move out so that we can move in. My question is, what is the best way to go about giving them notice? Do we write them a letter? Speak to them in person? Do we do both? We would like to handle things in a fair and amicable manner. Any words of advice appreciated.