Help- the cool rental house we just moved into in Sept. is being forclosed on

[fredo4]

Here’s another wrinkle in our situation. Guido (my husband) never got a copy of our 18 month lease back from the landlord. He’s asked probably five times since we moved in. We have no idea what’s going on with this guy. It’s so weird, he fixed the pool and put in crown molding and painted the house just a few months ago. Why would he do all that and then stop paying the mortgage? And why would he not give us a copy of the lease? We knew this was a sketchy situation going in because the landlord is such a huge flake. We were figuring that something like this might happen, but we liked the house so much we thought we’d chance it. Where are we legally with no copy of the lease?

[DataAgent]

Fredo… a lease is treated as a real estate contract in California. Real estate contracts must be in writing.

No signed lease documents = no lease. In the eyes of the law, you have a month-to-month rental.

[DataAgent]

Fredo… a lease is treated as a real estate contract in California. Real estate contracts must be in writing.

No signed lease documents = no lease. In the eyes of the law, you have a month-to-month rental.

[DataAgent]

Fredo… a lease is treated as a real estate contract in California. Real estate contracts must be in writing.

No signed lease documents = no lease. In the eyes of the law, you have a month-to-month rental.

[DataAgent]

Fredo… a lease is treated as a real estate contract in California. Real estate contracts must be in writing.

No signed lease documents = no lease. In the eyes of the law, you have a month-to-month rental.

[DataAgent]

Fredo… a lease is treated as a real estate contract in California. Real estate contracts must be in writing.

No signed lease documents = no lease. In the eyes of the law, you have a month-to-month rental.

[CA renter]

Then no lease = no obligation to pay rent????

I would withhold rent until I got a copy of the lease. You are entitled to a copy of the lease, and should demand it.

Do not take this as any kind of legal advice. Definitely talk to the attorneys mentioned above (IMHO).

[CA renter]

Then no lease = no obligation to pay rent????

I would withhold rent until I got a copy of the lease. You are entitled to a copy of the lease, and should demand it.

Do not take this as any kind of legal advice. Definitely talk to the attorneys mentioned above (IMHO).

[CA renter]

Then no lease = no obligation to pay rent????

I would withhold rent until I got a copy of the lease. You are entitled to a copy of the lease, and should demand it.

Do not take this as any kind of legal advice. Definitely talk to the attorneys mentioned above (IMHO).

[CA renter]

Then no lease = no obligation to pay rent????

I would withhold rent until I got a copy of the lease. You are entitled to a copy of the lease, and should demand it.

Do not take this as any kind of legal advice. Definitely talk to the attorneys mentioned above (IMHO).

[CA renter]

Then no lease = no obligation to pay rent????

I would withhold rent until I got a copy of the lease. You are entitled to a copy of the lease, and should demand it.

Do not take this as any kind of legal advice. Definitely talk to the attorneys mentioned above (IMHO).

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=CA renter]Fredo,

Do you like the house a lot? Would you be interested in buying it at the Trustee Sale? Maybe you could contact the lender directly and let them know you’re interested.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope that whatever you choose to do works out well for you.

You might also consider talking to these people:

http://www.tenantslegalcenter.com/

Good luck![/quote]
CAR:
To do this you have to be able to pay cash.
With no escrow period.
And the possibility of inheriting the owner’s tax bills.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=CA renter]Fredo,

Do you like the house a lot? Would you be interested in buying it at the Trustee Sale? Maybe you could contact the lender directly and let them know you’re interested.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope that whatever you choose to do works out well for you.

You might also consider talking to these people:

http://www.tenantslegalcenter.com/

Good luck![/quote]
CAR:
To do this you have to be able to pay cash.
With no escrow period.
And the possibility of inheriting the owner’s tax bills.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=CA renter]Fredo,

Do you like the house a lot? Would you be interested in buying it at the Trustee Sale? Maybe you could contact the lender directly and let them know you’re interested.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope that whatever you choose to do works out well for you.

You might also consider talking to these people:

http://www.tenantslegalcenter.com/

Good luck![/quote]
CAR:
To do this you have to be able to pay cash.
With no escrow period.
And the possibility of inheriting the owner’s tax bills.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=CA renter]Fredo,

Do you like the house a lot? Would you be interested in buying it at the Trustee Sale? Maybe you could contact the lender directly and let them know you’re interested.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope that whatever you choose to do works out well for you.

You might also consider talking to these people:

http://www.tenantslegalcenter.com/

Good luck![/quote]
CAR:
To do this you have to be able to pay cash.
With no escrow period.
And the possibility of inheriting the owner’s tax bills.

[Author]

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