2007-01-23 11:58:11 · 7 answers · asked by Mandilou 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
We have closed on the trailer and she says legally she has 30 days but our banker said it was ours and we could make her leave tomorrow. I was just trying to find out legally what to do. I know the landlord/tenant law is 30 days but we aren't her landlords.
2007-01-23 12:10:52 · update #1
We live in Louisiana and we purchased the trailer from the bank actually because she still had it financed through them so our banker said we don't have to give her time if we didn't want to. Since all the paperwork is signed it is ours.
2007-01-23 12:16:17 · update #2
Have you closed on the trailer yet? Alot of people use the word purchases when they really are only contracted, and not closed. If you have closed and the contract did not state she has x amount of time after closing she should be gone. The house should have been given to you "broom swept" and vacant. If that was not the case you should not have closed the transaction until it was empty. Good luck now getting them out if you do not have a written time frame. Start the eviction process now and maybe if your lucky they will vacate within 60 days. Remember always make sure properties are vacant when closing. Next time use a Realtor to help you through the process so this doesn't happen again.
2007-01-23 12:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by frankie b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has the sale closed?
I suggest you get a property lawyer. The former owner is now a non-paying renter. You will possibly need to evict her, and sue in small claims court for your expenses, and possibly some back rent for the trailer.
I'd talk to the lawyer first, and offer her a few days to get out,or follow the lawyer's advice - I don't know what state you are in. Then let the tenant have it.
2007-01-23 12:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by John T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know how it works with trailers, but didn't you have a closing date? or a sale agreement?
or did you just hand some money to the owner and shake on it?
kick her out. you are the owner. or you can get a real estate lawyer. you should always have one of those in a transaction such as buying a home or property.
2007-01-23 12:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for trailer homes: you buy the trailer, but the leasehold on the land it sits on is in force. the date that you can to occupy that land should have been spelled out in your contract.
if you bought the leasehold to the land AND the personal property of the trailer, then you are the new owner of the lease, and you must honor her lease.
if she rented month to month without a lease and no one else owns the land, then you must, in most states, send her a registered letter (that way is the best way, trust me) telling her that she has 30 days from the date of the letter in which to vacate her rightful tenancy. (month to month tenancies are valid tenancies, even if that tenant hasn't paid rent)!
2007-01-23 12:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by Louiegirl_Chicago 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your purchase offer the date should be there when you can assume the property to move in
2007-01-23 12:03:24 · answer #5 · answered by barbarawilkins@rogers.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your next call is to the Marshall's office tell them your situation.
The bank should have gotten them out for you.
Good luck.
2007-01-23 12:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT'S IT SAY ON YOUR LEGAL PAPERS THAT SHE AND YOU BOTH SIGNED? IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WILL HOLD UP IN COURT.
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(Without anything stipulated on it, you might just as well try to get her out over a bottle of vodka. Don't drink any of it, let her have the whole thing.)
2007-01-23 12:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋