The house is a seasonal cabin on land owned by another party. Every year we pay a rental fee to use the cabin on the land. When we bought the cabin (from another party, not the landowners) we agreed to pay the "summer rental fee" every year. However, the landowners are now taking away our right to sell our cabin to another party. They have stated that we need to either (1) take our cabin off the property or (2) continue to pay the "summer rental fee", which by the way keeps going up by $200 every summer.
I feel that we bought our cabin with an "understanding" between myself and the property owner that cabins could be transferred to new owners. No physical document or agreement was signed by me or the owner so can they do this? This has been a precedent for over 30 years at this place.
Also, what can they do if I leave the cabin there and don't take it down? This new policy is being forced on myself and about 100 other cabin owners and it just seems really unfair.
2007-06-20 11:59:09 · 5 answers · asked by kristina 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
The owner sounds like he is trying to either up his income, or clear out all the older cabins.
Unfortunately the days of gentleman's agreements, handshake deals and understandings has gone by the way side. If you and the other owners hire an attorney and take this to court, the owner will state it is his land, you are seasonal renters without a lease and the case is over.
It is very unfair, but it sounds like you have to play by the owner's rules.
2007-06-20 15:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by godged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have a lease on the land they probably only need to give you a month notice to remove your property from their land.
Like a mobile home in a park when the owner of the park wants to use the land for something else or raise rates.
If you don't remove your cabin he could sue you for the cost of removing it or he could just assume ownership if you abandon it.
Can you and the other 100 cabin owners afford to buy him out?
2007-06-20 19:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by shipwreck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a lawyer, but I would think unless you have a written lease agreement with the landowner, he/she has absolutely no say in what you do with your cabin. You are renting the land only, what you do with what's on that land is your business unless you have something in writing. You can sell it if you please, and if they get bitchy then they can make the new owners move the cabin.
2007-06-20 19:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by lexus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like they are calling your bluff and everyone Else's. If you and everyone else started taking your cabins out they would be very upset. Call one of those house moving companies to move your cabin. It sounds like it would be much less hassle to move than to deal with them raising you summer rental of the land. Sounds incredible. Get a lawyer to cover your butt as well.
2007-06-20 19:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by busy me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you leave it, they can probably sell or rent it...I'd check with a lawyer on the rest, but, I don't think theres any thing you can do. Sorry the owner is such a jerk...good luck!
2007-06-20 19:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Stacey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋