I own a mobile home that has been on someone else's farm for 16 years. I have made improvements on the farm during this time such as fencing, utilities, septic, water, etc. Can the farm be sold since my home can no longer be moved?
2007-09-28 02:26:19 · 17 answers · asked by landlocked 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Yes,sorry can can be made to move. You don't own the land.
2007-09-28 02:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can.
Your mobile home is the only thing on the farm that belongs to you. The fencing, septic, and all the things you built are property of the farm now (improvements to the property benefit the property owner, not you).
If the farm is sold, the new owner can give you a time frame for having your mobile home removed, or he can remove it after that time.
2007-09-28 02:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by Stuart 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The owner of a property can sell their property any time, subject to any liens, or encumbrances on the property as shown by the public record or by agreements not shown by the record but discoverable prior to closing.
Your issue is what happens to the investments you made on the property over time and while renting the property.
The answer to that question resides within the written lease you have with the owner of the property and what agreements you struck with the owner as it applies to the investments you've made. If you made no written arrangements with the owner then you made the improvements voluntarily and not as part of a contractual arrangement and therefore not refundable.
As to the mobile home not being able to be moved, if you can not strike a new rental agreement with the buyers, you will need to move it, the government entity in jurisdiction (usually the county) will need to be approached and asked for a permit to move the home, in addition the state's motor vehicle department will need to be approached to determine if the plate of the motor vehicle has been retired, if it has not; then you will need to acquire a paid tax receipt to be able to acquire a permit to move the mobile home. If on the other hand the plate of the mobile home has been retired when the mobile home was made permanent, you will need to activate that plate again and each state has it's own procedure for that. In all cases you will need the original title on the home that was issued by the state, if you can't find it the state has procedures you can follow to get an original copy of it.
As to eviction. If you are to be evicted, your state's landlord tenant act laws will have to be followed regardless of whether you have a written lease or not and you will receive a notice to vacate the premises and termination of the tenancy and provided the # of days that the act calls for in such a notice, however this can not happen until the termination of the period stipulated on your lease. If you do not have a written lease then you are a month to month tenant and can receive your notice of termination to move by the termination of the 30 day period in which you receive the notice.
If you can not strike a new lease agreement with the buyers you might want to consider selling the home to the new buyers or you will need to move.
2007-09-28 03:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by newmexicorealestateforms 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, you might own the home but not the land it sits on. If the land is sold with the rest of the farm it would be the descretion of the new owner as to whether you can stay or not.
2007-09-28 02:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by bmill74 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sure the farm can be sold and you can be evicted. If you abandon the MH the land owner can have the home taken to the junk yard and then sue you for the expense. You would have no chance of winning.
2007-09-28 02:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by Landlord 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should contact the owner and try to buy the property your mobile home is setting on. Otherwise I'm afraid you may be up the river. Or maybe you can make a deal with the new owners.
2007-09-28 02:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Ladybug II 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You own the home not the land it's sitting on so you can be forced to move it. Why did you say it can't be moved? Is it sitting in a spot where you may be able to buy a small portion of land? Just an idea.
2007-09-30 18:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to buy the piece of land you sit on from the farm owner, otherwise, say goodbye to your non-mobile home and all the improvements you've made to the area.
2007-09-28 02:41:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately you are not in a good situation. SInce you do not own the land, the people that do own it have the right to do whatever they want with it. You need to check with an attorney to see if you have any rights.
2007-09-28 02:31:55 · answer #9 · answered by kristen w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you have an agreement with the owner? Why would you do improvements if you didnt own the property?
2007-09-28 02:49:32 · answer #10 · answered by hirebookkeeper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋