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My wife and I had a house to rent lined up, but a family member offered us our grandmothers house since she was in adult care. We are expecting on buying our own home in 12-18 months. They said that would be fine, they wanted to keep the house until the housing market went back up.
My grandmother passed away two weeks ago on Saturday. The following Wednesday I get a call from my aunt telling me they are going to have the house inspected, and see the value is.
They show up a week after my grandmother passed away, had the inspection. Said we need to talk, and gave me 30 notice.
Can they do this with a verbal agreement? They said we could rent the house for 12-18 months, and we had only been in the house for 3 months when we got the 30 day. I live in Oregon if that help, and nothing was put on paper.
I know nice family, funny how people change when they can have some money.
If you've been paying rent you might have some recourse to stay longer, but ask yourself how much you want to fight with family. Talk to your aunt, ask if you can rent for a longer time frame and then they can list 6 or 8 or 10 months from now... explain your concerns and how you're all family and want to do this nicely.
Family gets really strange when they see dollars. I've seen it so many times. You don't have anything in writing, so check your lease for legal rights. In other words, find another place to live. Of course, you can consult a lawyer and see just what Oregon laws call for. you may have more rights than are obvious.
Since they are throwing you out, ask for a 2 month time to move so you can find a place and ask for a month free. What can it hurt?
The problem with Oral Agreements is that they become only as good as the paper they are written on.
That's about it, unfortunately. If it's not written, it didn't happen. And, without a specific lease, all rents are considered month-to-month. The law is final. Ethics and morals have nothing to do with it.
Exactly. I MD I believe the amount of notice needed is 30-60 days for a month-to-month lease (which is what you have if you pay rent without a written agreement). I believe your relatives need to give you "written" notice, though. You can consult a lawyer for the specifics in your area.
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