OK, I have a serious question here and I really need some help, so if anyone out there knows the answer please help us out. We entered into a 12-month lease with a landlord, moved in, and for a few months, the drier ones, the house was fine. In September we got a lot of rain, and noticed the roof leaking. After we called the landlord someone came out to check the roof and that's the last we heard of it. No repairs were made and the roof continued to leak. In December we sent the required 7-day notice to fix the roof or rent would be withheld, as the roof was leaking and mold was taking over the house. In January, with nothing fixed we sent another 7-day notice and informed the landlord that we would be calling the code enforcement department. Landlord then at the beginning of February began eviction proceedings. Code enforcement came out, inspected the house, citing numerous problems, and informed us that we were not supposed to even be living there.
2006-07-26 07:51:54 · 9 answers · asked by capbarrow2 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
The house had been placed under a "Do not rent" order the previous year, before we signed the lease, because of code violatioons. Since all of this has happened we have found that the landlord was instructed to fix the house and have it reinspected to have the order lifted. landlord proceeded to rent to my wife anyhow. We have found that the landlord evicted the prior tenant for the exact same reason; calling code enforcement. The prior tenant's eviction did not happen until 32 days AFTER my wife signed the lease and moved in. So, given the fact that the landlord was ordered to not rent the house and she had an obligation under a previoous lease agreement, was the landlord fraudulent in leasing the house and saying that it was in safe and habitable condition?
2006-07-26 07:55:54 · update #1
The law is different in every location, but here the bottom line is that your landlord rented you an illegal apartment and as such you would be entitled to six times the monthly rent in relocation benefits. Perhaps there is a similar law in your area.
Make an appointment with a landlord in your area that specializes in Landlord/Tenant law. Make sure they specialize in it, and that its not something they only do occasionally. Explain the situation and bring all your documentation witrh you so that they can fully explain your rights and options available to you.
Good luck.
2006-07-27 02:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Immediately find a new place to live and move out. Give the landlord written notice that you are moving out due to the numerous code violations and the health dangers.
Then file a lawsuit against the landlord for the return of all rent you previously paid, the security deposit, and your moving costs. Get something in writing from the code enforcement officer stating what you were told. If the code enforcement officer testifies then you have a very good case.
2006-07-26 10:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you do not have any signed employ, a landlord can honestly improve the rents with a thirty day advance word, for no reason in any respect. Absent a written employ contract, both landlord and tenant ordinary jobs default to even with the certainty that statutes and rules exist interior the state in which you stay.
2016-11-26 01:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He cannot evict you without cause.
I don't know where you are but here in Ontario Canada if he rented under an enforcement, that is illegal and you could have remedy for compensation especially if mold is found it is a health & Safety issue.
Here he may be required to reimburse you for exoenses inegarding to move from where you are and for any medical problems you may have or may get because of said mold.
2006-07-26 09:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get some legal advice, because the whole transaction with your wife is unlawful.....the contract can be anulled and you can have some damages paid back. When you get counsel, you'll know you can go into court and have him pay back for all the stress, money, time and effort that you had to put into the house.....good "torts" case. Go ahead and look for an attorney, or go to your local courthouse to get info, they always have free legal counsel for those who need it. Good luck, and remember that in something like this you can let time go by, so act now.
2006-07-26 08:04:56 · answer #5 · answered by Honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Start looking for a new place to live right away
2. Keep records of everything you have written about
3. You only have to contact a lawyer if the landlord tries to sue you for breach of the lease - otherwise, be happy you got out of there
2006-07-26 08:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by BigD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have copies of the letters, hopefully you sent them certified and have copies of the receipts; consult an attorney.
2006-07-26 07:56:22 · answer #7 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a lawyer, you can sue him.
2006-07-26 07:55:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhhh...whats the question???
2006-07-26 07:57:00 · answer #9 · answered by emjay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋