Another side to the free rent issue - Page 5

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@qbetzforreal wrote:
You can sell a house with tenants. It sounds like the friend was trying to evict them.

How about this - and google it if you don't believe it.

In CA, a couple bought a house and paid cash. The owner then refused to leave - after receiving the cash and where there was absolutely NO agreement that he could stay beyond the closing. I.E. he was NOT a renter.

The judge ruled they could not make him leave due to COVID. Again, he was NOT a renter - and clearly he was not destitute since he had the full amount of the sale of the house in cash.

Everything is crazy now. It almost doesn't matter what the law says or what makes sense - if judges rule in such a fashion and get away with it.

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

I don't know the circumstances the OP wrote about.

However it reminded me of a house my late husband and a partner bought.

We knew ahead of time it was going to be hard to get the poacher out of the house.

The original owner had been trying for more than a year to get the renter out. He was a lawyer and his knowledge of the law plus he dug in his heels and refused to move.

I don't remember the details of how my husband's partner got this guy out of the house. It took another few months; but he eventually moved. It was the partner's job to deal with things like that.

Another thing we found is that often it can be difficult to deal with the local laws.

My daughter wants to buy a house in Colorado. I told her to wait just a little longer. Eventually the COVID rules that are protecting people who aren't paying mortgages or rent will be lifted.

Then the cr@p will hit the fan. Banks will have a large amount of mortgages where the people who didn't pay won't be able to collect almost a years worth.

The banks will be selling off these houses at a loss ( their loss).

It blows my mind wondering how people who haven't been able to pay; either as a renter or homeowner is expected to come up with a year's worth of payments.

Houses in Colorado are crazy expensive for what you get.

Houses where I live are going for many thousands of dollars OVER what they've been appraised at.

This Va/DC/Md area is pretty much recession proof because probably as much as AT LEAST 60, 65% of the people work for the government.

As most know, the government always pays those it employs.

My daughter came here to Va last Spring to help me when I broke my back. She stayed around 4 months.

She's back now. She handles everything I've put off as far as fixing and updating my house. She decided to change professions. She's back at school on line. I have plenty of room for her and her dog. This is where she lived all of her life so she feels comfortable here.

I apologize I've totally gone off topic, but it's somewhat about houses.

I started out trying to say I can see both sides of the problems COVID created.

My heart goes out to both the renters and the owners. They both have legitimate arguments for making payments.

The owner of the houses are the one's who are suffering the most. It affects the owner's credit rating if they can't pay the mortgage of the rented house because they aren't getting the money from the renter.

The money problems start at the bank and dribble down to the mortgage owners, finally resting on the renters.

Unfortunately, I hear whispers in my ears saying that dreaded word "recession".

gertrudecloset · ‎02-13-2021

@moonandthestars wrote:
@gertrudecloset @chickenbutt

Just to follow up and to clarify. Tenants don't have the 'right' not to show the house, but in the real world there are some tenants who refuse to allow showings. A landlord would need to fight in court, get the sheriff to evict, etc. and this can be a very long process. Years even.

I'm sure you're right. However, I believe this may be jurisdictional. Not all states are the same.