my landlord came to me with a written piece of paper she wrote herself saying i had 15 days to pay up the arrears or have to vacate after the 15 days.I live in Ontario Canada.Should i sign it or what can i do?
2006-09-17 08:16:06 · 14 answers · asked by juzwannatalk 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
As far as I know, and I live in the U.K., for your landlord to evict you, she has to take out court proceedings first ehich could take time, but if you are in arrears with your rent, then the courts will go in her favour. If you are on benefits and the council havent paid them yet, get onto them and ask them why, then ask them to explain to your landlord that the fault lies with them. Good Luck.
2006-09-17 08:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by angelswings 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know how it's in canada but 15 days does not seem enough time for ANYONE to gather up ANY money or find ANY place to stay. The time frame given is just too short. If I were you I would contact your local real estate related lawyer and get advice if you want to take it that far. Or find out for sure what is the legal time frame and then talk it over with the landlord. You can always threaten to sue (if time frame is greater than 15 days) and trust me the landlord would be scared, were all scared of being sued. Good luck and God Bless!
2006-09-17 15:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by Dispirited 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are two ways that it can be ruled here. One if the agreement you signed says 15 days you are held to it and Two the average is 30 days. So if you signed a lease and it says 15 you are held to it.
Ask her to see the original lease agreement first. And have it known whether you sign it or not you will have to pay up. If you leave and don't pay she can take you to court.
You can ask her if what she wants you to sign is a legal document and if she says yes then tell her before you sign you would like to have your attorney look at it. This may detour her some what.
2006-09-17 15:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi....I'm in the US and not sure of the laws in Canada, but normally you have at least 30 days from the date of an eviction notice. Sign nothing! And I'd consider calling a lawyer (most will do an initial consult for free) to explore your recourse here. Good Luck
Hope this helped.
2006-09-17 15:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by answerman63 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Provided the landlord follows the eviction procedure that's required by law in your locality, then, yes they can.
2006-09-17 20:58:12 · answer #5 · answered by cooperbry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell you the truth i dont know' but i dont think its right, if you or anyone is being evicted in 15 days ,thats not enough time and i would think a court has to evict you not a landlord!
2006-09-17 15:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by bossy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES unless it says different in your tenency agreement which u shud have a copy of depending on different circumstances by law you get guven a minimum of 14 days
2006-09-17 15:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by andrew c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think they can, the important thing is that they gave u the notice, as far as i know , they cant evict u without a minimum notice of 15 days
2006-09-17 15:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by cAs3y 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her you want a copy for legal review. Have it checked out by legal aid - a lot of law schools offer free advice from their supervised students. If you can't pay your rent now, how are you going to pay for a deposit and rent for a new place?
2006-09-17 15:25:50 · answer #9 · answered by Taffy Saltwater 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pay the money or move or stuff out. She has two weeks to give you to pay up. Take her seriously because it is no joke.
2006-09-17 15:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by Tyler&Noah's mommy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋