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What are the tenant's rights in this situation?
A relative had to sell his home more than a decade ago for financial reasons. The person he sold the house to was his brother in law. At that point they had a verbal agreement that the relative could live in the house until his death rent free with the relative only paying the utilities..
I guess the relative has lived longer than the brother in law thought, because now he requests $300 a month and has turned the second floor of the home into another
rental. He require’s the relative to pay the entire houses untility bills of gas, water and electric. Since the tenant on the second floor uses these utilities quite a bit, the bills have caused an undue burden on the relative. What are the rights of the relative here?
2 things, since there is a no written agreement, what is the rent?
also, is he required to pay the other tenants utilities? ( there is only 1 meter, for the whole house for each utility.
Not concerned so much about the rent as I am more about the relative paying the utilities for the entire house when it has been divided into 2 living units.
8 Answers
- LandlordLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Verbal means little to nothing. A change in the rent only needs a 30 day notice and viola!, the rent is 300 a month.
Since the agreement is that he pays all of the utilities there is nothing wrong with that.
The right he has if he does not like it is to move out. Bye Bye.
- R PLv 710 years ago
The tenant's right is to pay the rent after receiving 30 days notice or move
No signed long term lease or written & signed agreement to live there rent free for life means the tenant is on a month to month rental agreement. The LL only has to give 30 days notice of any change in the agreement. The tenant then has the choice to either accept the change in the agreement or move before the end of the current rental period.
Source(s): FL landlord - FR33KLv 410 years ago
Well, this is why you get everything done on paper and in front of a notary. Verbal agreements mean little to nothing in court.
All he can really do is bring these issues up to the brother-in-law and try to work something out. Otherwise, he will just have to move.
- dewolfeLv 45 years ago
on the grounds which you do not have a settlement between you and your landlord ex, you're considered as a month to month renter below the regulation. As a month to month renter the two the owner and renter (you) have the main suitable to alter any area of the until now understood contract with 30 days word. for this reason in the adventure that your landlord needs you to vacate previous to the 60 days agreed upon, he/she might desire to offer a written word and supply you with a minimum of 30 day to pass away. it may be unlawful to your ex to fasten you out all at once such as you're imagining.
- Anonymous10 years ago
With no signed lease, everything defaults to state law. Anyone who has ever paid a dime of rent OR anyone who stays more than 14 nights/year is considered a tenant.
The tenant has the right to proper notice, which is 30 days in most states.
The landlord can make whatever demands he wishes; the tenant's options are to agree or provide proper notice and move.
- ?Lv 410 years ago
The only person that has rights here is the person that has the papers showing they own the house. No verbal agreements or anything else will hold up legally.
- LILLLv 710 years ago
Rights???? Without written rental agreement...none. He either pays what is required or the brother in law can have him removed through eviction.
