Today, I received a letter from my landlord's attorney. It said my landlord is terminating my "verbal" lease with him. Ten years ago, the deal began as rent to own. My landlord is my grandfather. FML
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RichardPencil 32
You need to kick it up to a higher court: Grandma
briedabro 32
FYL but you really should have written it down for some legal standing just in case.
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Comments (28)
Colon_Man 17
This is why you never do a Land Contract. Also, while we're here, never buy a house with someone you're not married to.
stupidpplsuck 33
why is verbal in quotation marks? Does that mean there is a written contract/lease somewhere?
AlficiaEff 6
Maybe because it's an actual quotation of the word the lawyer used?
fyreangel 6
ok this needs some clarification cause the verbal part is in parentheses. makes it seem like it wasn't just a verbal agreement
GrumpyGrinch 23
If 10 years ago you were old enough to have your own money and pay rent, that means your grandpa is quite old. Possibly not too bright any more, memory failing (like remembers his childhood, but not the contract), add some outside influence, whatever, a cousin who wants the property or overambitious new lawyer, and here you get the picture. See what can be done, maybe he needs legal guardian.
xbaconator9000x 16
If you got a letter from an attorney, then you've got acknowledgement of the agreement. You may have some legal legs to stand on in regards to maintaining your 10 year lease, or a refund (or partial refund) of your rent paid.
lilithfury 23
"Family" or not, take him to court.
DragonRain3390 4
Sounds like its time to cash in on grandpa. XD
Bearsmomma 30
FYI OP! I'm sorry you have an asshole Grandfather. My husband and I had a similar experience when we signed a written contract to take over my in-law's business. We moved across the country and after the first season they decide "we're going to just sell the business". Took it right from us. A couple of months later they served us with a letter threatening to evict us from the rental home, so we packed up immediately and moved back to my home state and my husband didn't speak to his mother for 3 years. We had a baby under 2 and I was 8.5 months pregnant when we moved. We could've sued since we had a legal written contract but we didn't. I'm not sure why; I suppose we are NOT asshole family members. Good luck to you.
ohkee 2
Been there before...dont rent from family, business is business. Learn the lesson and move on. P.S. this is a lesson from your grandpa, hug him and be thankful...go find another house and stay in the will.