Hazelnut1968
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
One of my neighbors is down on his luck. He was renting the house next door and the story he told me was that the owner stopped paying the taxes (this was backed up by a legal document he showed me), the mortgage, et al.
He has been evicted and I verbally agreed over the weekend to store his property for "a few days." However, I went next door today and saw the owner - and the tenants to whom he sublet some of the rooms.
1 - the owner says he stopped paying the rent;
2 - the sub-tenants say that my neighbor told the owner that they were not paying their share of the rent;
3 - he did not let his sub-tenants know that this was happening (I knew about it because he asked me for help several weeks ago - the help I offered was not financial), forcing them to scramble to leave the house today as the locks were being changed.
In light of the above, I am reconsidering my offer to my neighbor, given we only have a verbal agreement. I am considering making the agreement more formal (I know I can do that), but can I insist that all of his stuff be moved out of my garage within 1 week? And, if he does not remove his items by that time, what is my recourse?
One of my neighbors is down on his luck. He was renting the house next door and the story he told me was that the owner stopped paying the taxes (this was backed up by a legal document he showed me), the mortgage, et al.
He has been evicted and I verbally agreed over the weekend to store his property for "a few days." However, I went next door today and saw the owner - and the tenants to whom he sublet some of the rooms.
1 - the owner says he stopped paying the rent;
2 - the sub-tenants say that my neighbor told the owner that they were not paying their share of the rent;
3 - he did not let his sub-tenants know that this was happening (I knew about it because he asked me for help several weeks ago - the help I offered was not financial), forcing them to scramble to leave the house today as the locks were being changed.
In light of the above, I am reconsidering my offer to my neighbor, given we only have a verbal agreement. I am considering making the agreement more formal (I know I can do that), but can I insist that all of his stuff be moved out of my garage within 1 week? And, if he does not remove his items by that time, what is my recourse?