Iziondawta
Junior Member
Ohio
I've been renting a little house in the country since May of 2004. No serious problems - i've always paid rent on time, and taken excellent care of the property. I spent the first 8 months of my tenancy driving my elderly landlord to the Doctor, to Chemo, and wherever else he wanted to go. Now hus days are numbered, and he is in the hospital, probably going to leave this world within a month (generous assumption, given the advancement of the cancer)
He has signed the property (over 80 acres) to his grandson, an ANGRY young man, but not my house, or the two trailers on the property. Does the grandson automatically have control over the buildings, since they are on the land? There has been no Power of Attorney assigned, and as I said, Don is not dead yet!
Three weeks ago, the angry grandson's wife came to tell me that when Don died, I had to find a new place to live, but that there was no rush, so long as I did not stay an unreasonable amount of time. This I had no problem with, as I planned on leaving this place in the spring anyway. (April) On Tuesday, 18 January 05, while visiting Don is the hospital, I had a long talk with the wife, and again, we both agreed that April was acceptable. Well, Friday night, 21 Jan 05. the grandson comes beating down my door, to threaten me to be out by Feb 28. I told him of his wife agreeing to April (she was standing right behind the Neanderthal) and he said March 28. "I'm going to see my attorney on Monday, so you better be out by then or else" I asked "Why" the rush, as April was perfectly acceptable not even a week ago, and he said "Cuz we don't want renters, and I want to burn this house down"
Like I said, I plan on going, in April, as winter weather is too unpredicatable, not to mention it takes a little time to find a new home 100+ miles away (moving back to Cincinnati).
How legal are his actions? Does he have control over the house because he has the deed to the property it sits on? I know he cannot threaten me, but please, if someone could, advise me of MY rights as the tenant! Is "I want to burn the house down" a viable reason to evict me in such a crude manner, or give him the right to change his mind when it pleases him as to the date he wants me out? First, his wife agreed to "no pressure, just try to be out in a reasonable amount of time" We agreed to April earliest, May the latest. After visiting Don in the hospital, and allowing his granddaughter to stay with me a few days (she is from out of town) THAT is when the angry young man changed his mind, and began to threaten me.
Again, THANK YOU for suggestions/advice etc.
I've been renting a little house in the country since May of 2004. No serious problems - i've always paid rent on time, and taken excellent care of the property. I spent the first 8 months of my tenancy driving my elderly landlord to the Doctor, to Chemo, and wherever else he wanted to go. Now hus days are numbered, and he is in the hospital, probably going to leave this world within a month (generous assumption, given the advancement of the cancer)
He has signed the property (over 80 acres) to his grandson, an ANGRY young man, but not my house, or the two trailers on the property. Does the grandson automatically have control over the buildings, since they are on the land? There has been no Power of Attorney assigned, and as I said, Don is not dead yet!
Three weeks ago, the angry grandson's wife came to tell me that when Don died, I had to find a new place to live, but that there was no rush, so long as I did not stay an unreasonable amount of time. This I had no problem with, as I planned on leaving this place in the spring anyway. (April) On Tuesday, 18 January 05, while visiting Don is the hospital, I had a long talk with the wife, and again, we both agreed that April was acceptable. Well, Friday night, 21 Jan 05. the grandson comes beating down my door, to threaten me to be out by Feb 28. I told him of his wife agreeing to April (she was standing right behind the Neanderthal) and he said March 28. "I'm going to see my attorney on Monday, so you better be out by then or else" I asked "Why" the rush, as April was perfectly acceptable not even a week ago, and he said "Cuz we don't want renters, and I want to burn this house down"
Like I said, I plan on going, in April, as winter weather is too unpredicatable, not to mention it takes a little time to find a new home 100+ miles away (moving back to Cincinnati).
How legal are his actions? Does he have control over the house because he has the deed to the property it sits on? I know he cannot threaten me, but please, if someone could, advise me of MY rights as the tenant! Is "I want to burn the house down" a viable reason to evict me in such a crude manner, or give him the right to change his mind when it pleases him as to the date he wants me out? First, his wife agreed to "no pressure, just try to be out in a reasonable amount of time" We agreed to April earliest, May the latest. After visiting Don in the hospital, and allowing his granddaughter to stay with me a few days (she is from out of town) THAT is when the angry young man changed his mind, and began to threaten me.
Again, THANK YOU for suggestions/advice etc.
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