kpweaver27
Junior Member
(Indiana) Keeping the details to a minimum, we have been renting a home from my wife's stepmother that we intended to buy, but an inspection found the roof was end-of-life and she refused to repair it, so we bought a different home. She has become very upset at finding this out, and is now being extremely difficult and at times illegal as a landlord. Today she showed up with a realtor with no notice to take pictures of the property (and the realtor asked if we could clean up the home for them to show it, like I had any notice whatsoever). (Edit: she texted me a Monday to say she "might" be around on Thursday or Friday to do a few things, but mentioned nothing about what she would do or about bringing anyone.) She is coming by the house 2-3 times a week for repairs but she rarely does much of anything, it feels more as if she is snooping for one reason or another. Sometimes this is with notice, but mostly it is at best a very vague "I may be over." For our home purchase, we required a verification of rent form that she has not filled out yet, and may not.
1) I know filling out a VOR is not legally required, but is there any influence we can exert to get her to fill that form out? It would be nothing but pettiness if she does not.
2) Our rent is through the end of October, and it is currently July 30th. We owe rent to the end of October, no problem, but if we move out September 7th, would it be reasonable to offer the keys up 7 weeks early in exchange for some relief on October's rent? Same question for the dishwasher we bought, we don't really need it anymore, would it be reasonable to offer that back to her for a reduction of October rent?
3) She is claiming that texting me on a Monday and saying she may be around Thursday or Friday is sufficient notice. She didn't give a specific time, and also brought a realtor without telling us. Would these be considered violations?
1) I know filling out a VOR is not legally required, but is there any influence we can exert to get her to fill that form out? It would be nothing but pettiness if she does not.
2) Our rent is through the end of October, and it is currently July 30th. We owe rent to the end of October, no problem, but if we move out September 7th, would it be reasonable to offer the keys up 7 weeks early in exchange for some relief on October's rent? Same question for the dishwasher we bought, we don't really need it anymore, would it be reasonable to offer that back to her for a reduction of October rent?
3) She is claiming that texting me on a Monday and saying she may be around Thursday or Friday is sufficient notice. She didn't give a specific time, and also brought a realtor without telling us. Would these be considered violations?