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Jewelsrudd

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My grandmother is renting her house to a couple as a rent to own deal. She sent them a certified letter telling them they had so many days to pay up on the back amount or she would start eviction papers. She then sent them a letter telling them they had 2 weeks to clean the property or she would start eviction papers. They are now saying if she does not remove all of HER belongings from this property they will have it all hauled off. Can they legally remove her property if they are behind on payments and not holding their end of the agreement?
 


FarmerJ

Senior Member
First is this contract recorded at the county govt center ? second Does the written contract with the tenant buyer grant to granny any area of the property via reservation to her to store things say like in sheds garages a basement room ? When a landlord rents to someone a home unless the LL has excluded in writing a area such as sheds barns garages areas of a basement from tenant use by clearly listing the area in the lease then the tenant has every reasonable right to expect to have the full use of every inch of the yard , all garage spaces, all driveway spaces, the entire basement and any and all other outbuildings So are there any areas excluded from tenant use in writing ? if not I suggest granny get her things off that property. ( ask her if she understands how bad she could look in court by first trying to make a tenant clean up /organize a property when the tenant can easily show the LL has denied them full use of the property ( which also could be spaces the tenant should be able to use to store tenant property since they are paying for the space but denied by LL refusal to move LL property off site and being able to show the court there are no excluded spaces listed in the lease )
 

Ohiogal

Queen Bee
My grandmother is renting her house to a couple as a rent to own deal. She sent them a certified letter telling them they had so many days to pay up on the back amount or she would start eviction papers. She then sent them a letter telling them they had 2 weeks to clean the property or she would start eviction papers. They are now saying if she does not remove all of HER belongings from this property they will have it all hauled off. Can they legally remove her property if they are behind on payments and not holding their end of the agreement?
In what state is granny? If rent to own, eviction may not be enough. What does the contract state? Granny is in over her head I do believe.
 

LdiJ

Senior Member
In what state is granny? If rent to own, eviction may not be enough. What does the contract state? Granny is in over her head I do believe.
On top of that, why does granny have any belongings/property in the home at all?
 

FarmerJ

Senior Member
Rent to own is a total joke because so many LLs expect the tenant to make repairs even though the place is still a rental, If your granny is riding this deal by the seat of her pants I suggest you just use the links above to locate a atty for her and get advice that meets your state laws.
 

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