The house was bought quickly as an investment.
We did not check the property properly before purchase as it is a large manor house which we intend to do up. We do not know what to do with this 'tenant' which we did not want. He tells us he signed a deed with the previous owner and he moved in 6 months before we exchanged contracts. Can we get rid of him? Can we sue the previous owner for his failure to tell us?Thanks.
2007-12-14 01:53:51 · 13 answers · asked by martinique 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You need to contact your solicitor. He needs to contact your vendor and verify this, and also see the so-called 'deed'. Presumably you used a solicitor? If so, he has been grossly negligent in not finding out about this character. If you didn't see one, get one now. You can have this person removed if he cannot prove his right to tenancy.
2007-12-14 02:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This place is an extreme health and fire risk. You must consult with your son first before you take any action. If he is not prepared to look after his own welfare then you must take action. Contact the rental agency. they have a legal responsibility to ensure the house is habitable. If the house has been rented from an owner directly, the chances of any action is greatly reduced. The time it would take to make the place safe would also take considerable time as cleaning contractors are always busy. If you call health inspectors, would you be prepared for him to come home should the place be condemned by the health inspector? Perhaps use a threat of a health inspector to the owner to take action on the immediate problems. I live in a house that is over 60 years old. It has always been a guest house. When I first moved in about 8 years ago, it was like the Addams Family house with guests that actually looked like the Addams Family themselves. also the house had very similar problems to your sons' rental house. I took it upon myself to look after the garden and some cleaning. Another guest already had pitched in with mopping the floors. We decided to band up against the landlady and try to get some of the more minor and less expensive problems fixed. It took quite a few years and the house is still in need of over a million dollars in repairs but it is okay. Prhaps it might be better if you and your son cleaned up the house yourselves if the landlord complains too much. The plumbing in many old houses is always dodgy and, although new plumbing is finally in here, there are some bathrooms that still get low pressure. The mould may have occurred after your son moved in. Perhaps in the bathroom, where he does not know about the ceiling fan or maybe window slats, he himself has caused the mould?
2016-05-23 22:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does he have a contract or receipt or some proof of lease, if verbal contract it is with previous owner not you but if in all cases he has proof you can sue previous owner for false declarations regarding the property but expensive and lengthy. If the guy has no documentary proof just serve notice to quit on him and enforce it no further discussions needed.; Plus if Outbuilding is it classed as habital construction if not designated as\ a dwelling you must remove him. If it is classed as a habital dwelling is he paying council tax etc check with a solicitor for the actual points of law but I hope you are\ able to remove him best of luck
2007-12-14 02:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by decrepid1958 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly get your solicitor on the case, check that he really does have a lease for the outbuilding. Secondly, the previous owners should have declared that there was a lease held on the outbuilding, and there is a chance that they could get into trouble over nondisclosure. Give all the details to your solicitor and let them work it all out, they will have all the paperwork they need to hand, and should easily acquire any others that they need.
2007-12-14 10:17:23 · answer #4 · answered by Scottish Buddha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on if there is a stipulation regarding the sale of the property in the tenants lease. You may have every right to make hime vacate the property, or you may have to buy him out of his lease.
This is a big bit of information to have been overlooked. Check through the papers you signed as well. They may have snuck something into your purchase agreement that mentions the tenant.
If they left that out, what other important info did they leave out? Watch for falling sealings or foundation issues.
Good luck to you.
2007-12-14 02:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by buggerhead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have been advised of any previous contracts that would concern the property. Ask the "tenant" for written proof of a lease. Whoever did the legal work on the sale is responsible for letting you know about any contracts that were involved with the sale.
2007-12-14 02:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a lawyer check into it, he should contact the previous owner. Does this man have a written contract? Ask for proof.
2007-12-14 02:04:21 · answer #7 · answered by Virginia C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask for the deed, if he will not show it to you then tell him he can either show you proof or you will legally have him removed. Check with your lawyer and find out if you can go back on the previous owners. Good luck!
2007-12-14 02:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even if you could sue anyone, I think the likelihood is that you would lose, 'we did not check the property properly before purchase' the phrase buyer beware springs to mind.
2007-12-14 04:51:58 · answer #9 · answered by groovymaude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the UK you should contact the solicitor that dealt with your mortgage as they should have had this information, other than that if he does have a genuine tenancy agreement then you could buy the agreement off him, maybe try contacting the old owner to see if he really did the agreement
2007-12-14 02:01:13 · answer #10 · answered by leambi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋