my landlord is selling this campus to the another person. how can i proove my self bonafied tenant? we paid all the regural rent to the landlords on mutual understandig and good relation, but we dont have a receit since 50 years. now how can i show my tenancy.
2007-02-13 20:23:57 · 5 answers · asked by gopal m 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
The best proof of your leasehold would be a copy of the lease. I'm assuming that you don't have a copy of the lease and that at some time time in the past the original lease expired, so since your landlord continued to accept your rent checks what you now have is a month-to-month tenancy.
When an owner sells a property, the tenancy survives the transfer -- so, for example, if I owned a house that I had rented to a tenant, and the tenant held a two-year lease, if I sell the house the new owner would have to take the property with the lease intact and the tenant would have the right to stay through the term of the lease.
If you are in fact in this month-to-month situation, the new owner has the option to continue to rent to you or inform you to vacate at the end of the month. Unless you have a lease document that explains other terms, having any other receipts will not change that. You will probably have to make an offer to the new landlord for a new lease in order to stay.
2007-02-14 06:31:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mike M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no receipts or cheque butts, find yourself some proof of how long you have been dealing from that shop with your suppliers. Even if you can't find proof of 50 yrs. if you can find it for about 5 or 10 would be better than nothing. Even tax returns would have to have the address of the business on their files. I'm not an expert but when you have been there all this time it has to say something about the fact that up until now the owner was happy to have you there.
2007-02-14 04:32:06 · answer #2 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to ask your old landlord for a receipt which covers all the time you have rented from him. He may be reluctant because he probably should have paid tax on that income and it is rather strange that you never asked for one before.
If that fails, then try to see if your local council can help you prove your rights as a tenant from previous surveys or censuses.
2007-02-14 04:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really does not matter , No contract , he is the property owner, if he just wants to sell ,maybe you could buy your spot of property from him or the new owners, if he is going to sell it out from under you ,I would hardly consider that good relations , does not matter how long you been renting , he has the right to sell his property , That is why you NEVER rent, You could prove you been there for 50 years , you might be allowed the opportunity to stay under new ownership but they will raise your rent until you move ..if you have to rent always do a lease agreement of course he can always not renew the lease .. Good Luck
2007-02-14 04:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by Insensitively Honest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canceled checks? Can't you request a receipt from the landlord?
2007-02-14 04:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by itry007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋