Im freaking out.
I plan to get a good real estate attorney to help me this week
the problem is is that i got laid off and decided to sell my house.
its big and i have 6 rooms.
ive rented it over last year with no problems.
i already signed up 5 people to rent the rooms
3 signed month to month leases and the other 2 signed year long leases.
the two who signed year long leases have both acted weird already
1 wants his rent of 485 reduced to 470 because he says he doesnt have enough money
the other chick wants to bring in 2 new dogs.
anyway i decided to tell all of thm im selling my house
i wanted to make sure they didnt move in get p!ssed im suddenly selling.
well ALL of them are breaking their leases and all want their money back immediately.
the problem is i didnt know id lose my job and i simply dont have the money available for 3-4 weeks.
do i tell them this ?
2 of them are already freaking out a week after i told that im selling
1 girl showed up and left a nasty note and now has hired a shady lawyer who says he’ll go to the da and the police because he is ‘friends’ with them.
wth ?
im just trying to sell my house and am already freaking out over job loss.
im in mid central PA.
What should i do ?
ive asked all of them to also send their lease cancellation by mail and they refuse to use anything but email and phone
help !
also they havent moved in YET.
ive videotaped that the rooms are empty.
see and im afraid to rent to replace them right now and get the money because two of them are causing so much drama.
I may be cute nice and stuff BUT Im also bi polar so I dont handle stress like this well. :(…
Peter said:
Sep 30, 09 at 7:47 amYou don’t have to give them a penny. You can always state in a sale that the lease will be transferred. Most buyers will be glad to let someone else pay the lease for the first year. Email cancelations hold up well in court.
Threatening notes do not work well in civil court. The DA will have nothing to do with a landlord/tenant dispute.
You have the right to re-lease the apt after you establish that they have been abandoned.
You are not the one on the hook. It’s your tenants. Relax until you talk to your lawyer. Bring the note to your lawyer.
DO NOT LET DOGS IN YOUR HOUSE
JTT_Properties said:
Sep 30, 09 at 3:28 pmYou putting your house up for sale does not void their leases. If they want to cancel and you are okay with it, then all is well.
If you disagree with them leaving, you have a right to hold them to their contracts. You can sue for rent due, and withhold what they have already paid you.
It will be very difficult to collect however, so your best bet is to tell them you are keeping what they have already given you as damages, and let them go. Put your efforts into finding new tenants instead of trying to get these people to pay.