Showing posts with label landlord tenant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label landlord tenant. Show all posts
Monday, December 10, 2018
Marijuana (Cannabis) Issues for the California Landlord
Does, Proposition 64 allow tenants to smoke marijuana in a rental property?
No, a lease agreement may have a "No Smoking" clause that prohibits smoking
of any substance, including tobacco and marijuana.
Proposition 64 specifically provides that landlords may prohibit
or restrict marijuana use on their property.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Real Estate Mediation Services
Thursday, December 6, 2018
California Landlord & Tenant Rights
12/06/2018
In California, every Landlord and Tenant have rights and responsibilities, and often we see in small claims court what goes wrong when claims are made on those Rights and Responsibilities
01. Leases and Rental Agreements
02, Security Deposits
03. Issues over maintenance & repairs.
04. 3-30-60-90- day notices.
Understanding those rights and responsibilities is key to both the Landlord and Tenant.
In hundreds of cases that I have experienced as a Mediator, these conflicts on both sides would not have occurred if the parties more fully informed about Landlord Tenant Law.
A good understanding and foundation for both the landlord and Tenant are the NOLO Series of books that are written in plain English.
Two of the books that I recommend are The California Landlord Law Book and the other California Tenant Rights,
These books can be purchased at your local bookstore, order online and are often available at your local law library.
Hint, Hint, Christmas is coming.
One dispute that comes up often is the condition of the rental unit. Damages such as torn carpet a broken appliance, window,
Before moving in complete a Move-In Inspection and when vacating a Move- Out Inspection.
Take the extra step and take photos. of your unit. Easy with a cell phone.
Often what comes up is the question is what is reasonable wear and tear?
Knowledge of deposits is a must.
My landlord advice is that you are running a business.
As a tenant, you have rights of privacy and a rental that is safe, secure and habitable. Do you have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors? Has the landlord given you the notice about Bed Bugs?
As a Landlord, there is a duty to know the law and as a tenant, there is a duty to pay your rent and abide by your tenancy agreement.
Many California Courts us Mediation as a required first step to settle differences.
In conclusion, know your rights and responsibilities.
Be a good landlord, be a good tenant.
Jim W Hildreth is a California Real Estate Mediator and Paralegal who's. focus are issues with Real Estate.
Real Estate Mediation Services
In California, every Landlord and Tenant have rights and responsibilities, and often we see in small claims court what goes wrong when claims are made on those Rights and Responsibilities
01. Leases and Rental Agreements
02, Security Deposits
03. Issues over maintenance & repairs.
04. 3-30-60-90- day notices.
Understanding those rights and responsibilities is key to both the Landlord and Tenant.
In hundreds of cases that I have experienced as a Mediator, these conflicts on both sides would not have occurred if the parties more fully informed about Landlord Tenant Law.
A good understanding and foundation for both the landlord and Tenant are the NOLO Series of books that are written in plain English.
Two of the books that I recommend are The California Landlord Law Book and the other California Tenant Rights,
These books can be purchased at your local bookstore, order online and are often available at your local law library.
Hint, Hint, Christmas is coming.
One dispute that comes up often is the condition of the rental unit. Damages such as torn carpet a broken appliance, window,
Before moving in complete a Move-In Inspection and when vacating a Move- Out Inspection.
Take the extra step and take photos. of your unit. Easy with a cell phone.
Often what comes up is the question is what is reasonable wear and tear?
Knowledge of deposits is a must.
My landlord advice is that you are running a business.
As a tenant, you have rights of privacy and a rental that is safe, secure and habitable. Do you have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors? Has the landlord given you the notice about Bed Bugs?
As a Landlord, there is a duty to know the law and as a tenant, there is a duty to pay your rent and abide by your tenancy agreement.
Many California Courts us Mediation as a required first step to settle differences.
In conclusion, know your rights and responsibilities.
Be a good landlord, be a good tenant.
Jim W Hildreth is a California Real Estate Mediator and Paralegal who's. focus are issues with Real Estate.
Real Estate Mediation Services
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Don't Let The Bed Bug Bite You
There is an old saying that you may have heard.
Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite You.
As a California Landlord, you may be interested in knowing that as a Landlord
you are required to disclose in writing, general information about Bed Bug and
along with the procedure that the tenant must follow to report suspect infestations to you.
As of July 1st, 2017 the Bed Bug disclosure was required prior to creating a new tenancy, this requirement would include single-family homes that you rent along multi-family units such as Duplex, Triplex.
Starting January 1, 2018, California Landlords were required to give the written disclosure to all your existing tenants.
Cal.Civ.Code 1954.600 et Seq.
Jim W Hildreth-Mediator Para-Legal
Real Estate Mediation Services
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Mold Habitability Standards for California Rentals
November 7 2015
California landlords should be aware that a new law starting January 1 2016
is that Mold has been added to the list of habitability problems
No obligation to repair until given notice or if a tenant fails to to keep property clean and sanitary.
What should the landlords approach be?
Definition of Substandard building requires determination of health or code
enforcement officer.
Source SB 655
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
(888) 877-3189
Real Estate Mediation Services
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
California Smoke Alarm Reminder
November 4 2015
Smoke Alarm Reminder for California Landlords
Beginning January 1, 2016
Landlord shall install additional smoke alarms as needed, to insure that the smoke alarms are in
compliance with current building standards
1) each bedrooms
2) centrally located outside each sleeping area and
3) on every floor, including the basement regardless of whether there is a sleeping
ares on the floor. (California Building Code (F) 907.2 2.101.2)
Landlord not required to replace existing alarms unless inoperable.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
(888) 877-3189 (209) 536-1103
Real Estate Mediation
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Small Claims Court California
Having a dispute? One can file a claim up to $10,000 in California Superior Courts.
Types of Disputes Real Estate, Landlord Tenant, vendor- vendee, money owed
One can visit the local court and often under forms file a simple application for your dispute.
Need assistance with your forms, courts often have a self help center, or check with a local legal document assistant. CALDA offers online legal document assistants.
Always consider asking the court for the availability of Alternative Dispute Resolution or
Mediation.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Real Estate Mediation Services
Types of Disputes Real Estate, Landlord Tenant, vendor- vendee, money owed
One can visit the local court and often under forms file a simple application for your dispute.
Need assistance with your forms, courts often have a self help center, or check with a local legal document assistant. CALDA offers online legal document assistants.
Always consider asking the court for the availability of Alternative Dispute Resolution or
Mediation.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Real Estate Mediation Services
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Patience in Mediation
In a 3.5 hour mediation the plaintiff reflected anger, however restraint. The defendant
angry and defiant and possibly in denial.
Each had strong positions in a Landlord Tenant Dispute.
The plaintiff desired resolution, the defendant raged.
The mediator after 3.5 hours lost objectivity.
The mediator was trained with hundreds of mediations.
A sharp tongue that only lasted seconds, went beyond neutrality.
A lesson to be learned.
Patience
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Real Estate Mediation Services
angry and defiant and possibly in denial.
Each had strong positions in a Landlord Tenant Dispute.
The plaintiff desired resolution, the defendant raged.
The mediator after 3.5 hours lost objectivity.
The mediator was trained with hundreds of mediations.
A sharp tongue that only lasted seconds, went beyond neutrality.
A lesson to be learned.
Patience
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Real Estate Mediation Services
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tears fall at a Mediation
The Historic Court House with marble floors and old fashioned wrought iron was the backdrop for a lawsuit that involved landlord & tenant.
The two men stared and would not look at one another, the court called out their names. They both responded with a yes and what caught my eye as the court appointed mediator, is they shared the last name.
The crowded court room was silent and the voice of the judge said the landlord tenant would be going to mediation and if it did not work out a trial would be that day.
I was assigned that mediation, and I asked the silent men to follow me to the jury assembly room.
I introduced myself and asked if the were related?.
The response in a muffled tones were they we were father and son.
Father had previously evicted his son and received a judgment from another judge, today was trial for damages for the maximum allowed in a California Small Claims of $7,500
The father and son each told a story, demanding of money and the other willing to go to trial.
Something told me there were issues deeper than the demand of $7,500.
I suggested that I would like to share time with each of them and their our conversation's would be confidential.
As time passed, the landlord tenant issue was only the tip of the iceberg, and issues of anger, resentment, trust, control, love, the introduction and desire to see for the first time a grandchild by a grandfather surfaced.
Memories of camping and fishing trips in years past. A failed marriage.
The father burst out with tears flowing, that it was not about the money, but wanting a son to be in his life, as he loved him.
He wanted only a telephone call, a birthday card and a dream of seeing a grandchild.
I took a deep breath and my own tears began to flow, the 2nd time in my 5 year mediation career.
The son wanted to trusted and not be controlled. He wanted his independence.
Both new that family was important but neither side would budge.
Little by little, as the neutral, I began a process of building trust and offering empathy.
I took a risk and as the mediator I rose from my chair and asked them to hold my hand and offered that at that moment it was a time to start the healing process, I then asked them to shake and touch each others hand with a handshake.
The two joined, hand to hand, father to son, son to father.
In the mediation the father dropped his lawsuit and the written agreement between one another was stated , "Father and Son have begun a healing process to preserve a family relationship".
Upon return to the court, the judge reached out to both father and son and accepted the settlement, knowing that new beginnings were made possible and family unity had the greater value than a judgment.
As a the mediator, my own tears flowed with the emotion of a family dispute that went deeper and beyond a landlord tenant dispute.
I am glad that I played a role as a mediator in being apart of bringing a family together.
Mediation is a valued alternative to litigation.
Jim W Hildreth is a California based mediator who's focus is Real Estate Disputes.
The two men stared and would not look at one another, the court called out their names. They both responded with a yes and what caught my eye as the court appointed mediator, is they shared the last name.
The crowded court room was silent and the voice of the judge said the landlord tenant would be going to mediation and if it did not work out a trial would be that day.
I was assigned that mediation, and I asked the silent men to follow me to the jury assembly room.
I introduced myself and asked if the were related?.
The response in a muffled tones were they we were father and son.
Father had previously evicted his son and received a judgment from another judge, today was trial for damages for the maximum allowed in a California Small Claims of $7,500
The father and son each told a story, demanding of money and the other willing to go to trial.
Something told me there were issues deeper than the demand of $7,500.
I suggested that I would like to share time with each of them and their our conversation's would be confidential.
As time passed, the landlord tenant issue was only the tip of the iceberg, and issues of anger, resentment, trust, control, love, the introduction and desire to see for the first time a grandchild by a grandfather surfaced.
Memories of camping and fishing trips in years past. A failed marriage.
The father burst out with tears flowing, that it was not about the money, but wanting a son to be in his life, as he loved him.
He wanted only a telephone call, a birthday card and a dream of seeing a grandchild.
I took a deep breath and my own tears began to flow, the 2nd time in my 5 year mediation career.
The son wanted to trusted and not be controlled. He wanted his independence.
Both new that family was important but neither side would budge.
Little by little, as the neutral, I began a process of building trust and offering empathy.
I took a risk and as the mediator I rose from my chair and asked them to hold my hand and offered that at that moment it was a time to start the healing process, I then asked them to shake and touch each others hand with a handshake.
The two joined, hand to hand, father to son, son to father.
In the mediation the father dropped his lawsuit and the written agreement between one another was stated , "Father and Son have begun a healing process to preserve a family relationship".
Upon return to the court, the judge reached out to both father and son and accepted the settlement, knowing that new beginnings were made possible and family unity had the greater value than a judgment.
As a the mediator, my own tears flowed with the emotion of a family dispute that went deeper and beyond a landlord tenant dispute.
I am glad that I played a role as a mediator in being apart of bringing a family together.
Mediation is a valued alternative to litigation.
Jim W Hildreth is a California based mediator who's focus is Real Estate Disputes.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Mummified Cat Mediation Sonora, CA
In what has been dubbed Tuolumne County’s “most bizarre custody dispute,” a court battle over a mummified cat was resolved Thursday for $1 after months of contention and a trial of nearly four hours.
In the case of one-time tenant Christine Tuohy vs. former landlord Thomas Renkel, Court Commissioner Kim Knowles ruled in favor of Renkel regarding the custody of Bast, the cat that had fallen into posthumous fame.
Mediation proceedings, begun at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, had collapsed, putting ownership of the cat in Knowles’ lap.
The decision was meant to settle months of conflict over the corpse, which escalated to the point that Renkel called the Sonora Police Department to finger Tuohy for the dead cat’s theft.
Even with the question of ownership decided, however, Bast’s fate was still up in the air until a last minute mediation put it in the hands of a third party that, until then, hadn’t been involved in the case at all.
First, some background.
Bast, named by Tuohy after an Egyptian cat-god, tumbled into the future adversaries’ lives by accident in June 2008.
Tuohy was planning to move from Reno to Sonora and had made plans with Renkel to rent space in the historic Yo-semite House on North Washington Street, part of which was to be renovated before she moved in.
Renkel was investigating a burst pipe which had caused damage to part of the building. He directed a crew to cut away a piece of ceiling to expose another pipe he believed to be in danger of rupturing.
“We did not find a pipe,” Renkel said. “What we did find was the cat. It fell onto a worker. Gave him quite a shock.”
Not surprising, since Bast is anywhere from 10 to 130 years old, depending on whom you ask. The desiccated cat carcass is a pale yellow with tattered ears and a gaping maw.
It’s still a little smelly, Tuohy said, but Renkel took a shine to the creepy thing, and displayed it outside on the stoop during the renovation process.
The grand opening of Tuohy’s Blue World Photography was set for Oct. 31. When she saw the creature soon to be known as Bast, she asked if she could display it, since scary cats and Halloween were like a match made in Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
This is where the stories differ. Tuohy claims that Renkel was about to throw the cat away when she saved it from a fate worse than its own death — the garbage.
Renkel maintains that the cat’s well-being was always at the forefront of his mind, and that he’d merely lent the ghoulish thing to Tuohy.
In Tuohy’s opinion, she made that cat a star, creating a media campaign that dubbed Bast “the Amazing Cat Mummy.”
She even took it to the California State Fair as part of the Wild and Whacky exhibit, and set up a Facebook page in Bast’s honor.
It took up seemingly permanent residence in Blue World Photography. The fate of the cat didn’t come up again until Renkel evicted Tuohy from the building, a matter which also came before the court on Thursday.
“Suddenly, after two years of not wanting it, he wanted it back,” she said.
When she refused to return the freakish feline, Renkel reported it stolen.
“And you’re not willing to give it back to him at this point?” Knowles asked.
“This is going to sound strange, but I don’t think he’d take care of it like I have,” Tuohy responded.
In Knowles’ view, the cat case was pretty cut and dry.
“The court finds that you are the owner of that cat. It was in your building, it’s your cat,” Knowles told Renkel.
The trouble was that Renkel had sued for possession of the cat claiming its worth at $1,000, a position that Knowles couldn’t support.
“How do you value the mummy cat?” she asked.
Lacking any way to assign value to do so, and being forced by California law to offer a conditional settlement, Knowles had little option but to apply a “nominal value” to the thing, assigning Bast the going rate of $1.
Tuohy thus had the option of returning the cat or paying Renkel $1 to retain possession of her treasure.
When Tuohy reached into her purse and gave Renkel a buck, the case was settled in the eyes of the court.
Yet it went one step farther.
Mediator Jim W Hildreth stepped in, and, after almost four hours of trial, Tuohy and Renkel agreed to do what they’d reportedly been kicking around all day: offer the creature up to the Tuolumne County Museum.
No representative for the museum was present to accept, or reject, the gift.
In the case of one-time tenant Christine Tuohy vs. former landlord Thomas Renkel, Court Commissioner Kim Knowles ruled in favor of Renkel regarding the custody of Bast, the cat that had fallen into posthumous fame.
Mediation proceedings, begun at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, had collapsed, putting ownership of the cat in Knowles’ lap.
The decision was meant to settle months of conflict over the corpse, which escalated to the point that Renkel called the Sonora Police Department to finger Tuohy for the dead cat’s theft.
Even with the question of ownership decided, however, Bast’s fate was still up in the air until a last minute mediation put it in the hands of a third party that, until then, hadn’t been involved in the case at all.
First, some background.
Bast, named by Tuohy after an Egyptian cat-god, tumbled into the future adversaries’ lives by accident in June 2008.
Tuohy was planning to move from Reno to Sonora and had made plans with Renkel to rent space in the historic Yo-semite House on North Washington Street, part of which was to be renovated before she moved in.
Renkel was investigating a burst pipe which had caused damage to part of the building. He directed a crew to cut away a piece of ceiling to expose another pipe he believed to be in danger of rupturing.
“We did not find a pipe,” Renkel said. “What we did find was the cat. It fell onto a worker. Gave him quite a shock.”
Not surprising, since Bast is anywhere from 10 to 130 years old, depending on whom you ask. The desiccated cat carcass is a pale yellow with tattered ears and a gaping maw.
It’s still a little smelly, Tuohy said, but Renkel took a shine to the creepy thing, and displayed it outside on the stoop during the renovation process.
The grand opening of Tuohy’s Blue World Photography was set for Oct. 31. When she saw the creature soon to be known as Bast, she asked if she could display it, since scary cats and Halloween were like a match made in Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
This is where the stories differ. Tuohy claims that Renkel was about to throw the cat away when she saved it from a fate worse than its own death — the garbage.
Renkel maintains that the cat’s well-being was always at the forefront of his mind, and that he’d merely lent the ghoulish thing to Tuohy.
In Tuohy’s opinion, she made that cat a star, creating a media campaign that dubbed Bast “the Amazing Cat Mummy.”
She even took it to the California State Fair as part of the Wild and Whacky exhibit, and set up a Facebook page in Bast’s honor.
It took up seemingly permanent residence in Blue World Photography. The fate of the cat didn’t come up again until Renkel evicted Tuohy from the building, a matter which also came before the court on Thursday.
“Suddenly, after two years of not wanting it, he wanted it back,” she said.
When she refused to return the freakish feline, Renkel reported it stolen.
“And you’re not willing to give it back to him at this point?” Knowles asked.
“This is going to sound strange, but I don’t think he’d take care of it like I have,” Tuohy responded.
In Knowles’ view, the cat case was pretty cut and dry.
“The court finds that you are the owner of that cat. It was in your building, it’s your cat,” Knowles told Renkel.
The trouble was that Renkel had sued for possession of the cat claiming its worth at $1,000, a position that Knowles couldn’t support.
“How do you value the mummy cat?” she asked.
Lacking any way to assign value to do so, and being forced by California law to offer a conditional settlement, Knowles had little option but to apply a “nominal value” to the thing, assigning Bast the going rate of $1.
Tuohy thus had the option of returning the cat or paying Renkel $1 to retain possession of her treasure.
When Tuohy reached into her purse and gave Renkel a buck, the case was settled in the eyes of the court.
Yet it went one step farther.
Mediator Jim W Hildreth stepped in, and, after almost four hours of trial, Tuohy and Renkel agreed to do what they’d reportedly been kicking around all day: offer the creature up to the Tuolumne County Museum.
No representative for the museum was present to accept, or reject, the gift.
Tuolumne County Superior Court Sonora, CA 95370
Yesterday, I was honored to work as a mediator over a dispute involving a Landlord-Tenant issue.
The dispute lasted over 7.5 hours and much of my appreciation goes to the parties on both sides.
Much further goes out to the Tuolumne County Superior Court and staff, in their dedication in supporting the process of having your day in court.
The court shows respect, honesty and warmth to those with conflicts.
As a mediator, who's focus is real estate disputes, its a honor to work with such a professional team of dedicated individuals.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator.
The dispute lasted over 7.5 hours and much of my appreciation goes to the parties on both sides.
Much further goes out to the Tuolumne County Superior Court and staff, in their dedication in supporting the process of having your day in court.
The court shows respect, honesty and warmth to those with conflicts.
As a mediator, who's focus is real estate disputes, its a honor to work with such a professional team of dedicated individuals.
Jim W Hildreth Mediator.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Jim W Hildreth is a Northern California based mediator, who's prime focus are acting as a" neutral" for resolving real estate disputes.
Mediation is confidential, less expensive then litigation and is known in the mediation field has positive, caring and dedicated in resolving your dispute.
He works both as a private and court appointed mediator.
http://www.RealEstateMediation.org
Real Estate Mediation Services
Mediation is confidential, less expensive then litigation and is known in the mediation field has positive, caring and dedicated in resolving your dispute.
He works both as a private and court appointed mediator.
http://www.RealEstateMediation.org
Real Estate Mediation Services
Friday, August 13, 2010
Tuolumne County Superior Court
Jim W Hildreth mediator was assigned today to the Tuolumne County Superior Court in Sonora, where he did 3 mediation's two that were a landlord tenant disputes and the other a construction defect with a Sonora Contractor.
Hildreth is both a private and court appointed mediator who is based out of Sonora, CA
Hildreth is both a private and court appointed mediator who is based out of Sonora, CA
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tuolumne County Superior Court
The landlord filed a suit against his tenant, over breaking a lease and back rent. The tenant broke the lease due to hard economic times. The Tuolumne County Superior Court assigned this dispute to Mediation.
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services a trained mediator was assigned to the parties and within one hour, a settlement occurred, thus avoiding a court trail.
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services a trained mediator was assigned to the parties and within one hour, a settlement occurred, thus avoiding a court trail.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Tuolumne County Superior Court
Has the Judge Ordered Mediation?
Jim W Hildreth Mediator, can meet your mediation, court ordered mediation's.
Serving the SF Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode.
A Neutral who is experienced involving Real Estate Disputes.
By Appointment- Mon-Saturday
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
www.RealEstateMediation.org
(510) 647-3600 or (209) 988-3905
Jim W Hildreth Mediator, can meet your mediation, court ordered mediation's.
Serving the SF Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode.
A Neutral who is experienced involving Real Estate Disputes.
By Appointment- Mon-Saturday
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
www.RealEstateMediation.org
(510) 647-3600 or (209) 988-3905
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Tuolumne County Courthouse Real Estate Mediation
The parties were the landlord and the previous tenant
The landlord wanted $6,000 in back rent. The case was referred to Mediation.
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services was selected as the Mediator for the Sonora dispute.
The room was filled with those ready to testify for each party.
Within 2 hours the dispute was settled and all parties left the table satisfied with the results.
The key was opening communication lines, the understanding of landlord/tenant issues, the local economy and a mediator who remained "Neutral" and had the ability to open communications.
The landlord wanted $6,000 in back rent. The case was referred to Mediation.
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services was selected as the Mediator for the Sonora dispute.
The room was filled with those ready to testify for each party.
Within 2 hours the dispute was settled and all parties left the table satisfied with the results.
The key was opening communication lines, the understanding of landlord/tenant issues, the local economy and a mediator who remained "Neutral" and had the ability to open communications.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tuolumne County Superior Court Mediation
JimW Hildreth, Real Estate Mediator just mediated a disagreement between me and another party. Fascinating process. Instead of the antagonistic process you feel in small claims, we both shared our concerns, asked questions and Jim facilitated us to both understand the other's viewpoint. Plaintiff May 28 2010, Sonora, CA
Friday, May 28, 2010
Jim W Hildreth Mediator
Jim Hildreth oversaw a small claims case for our company at the Tuolumne County Superior Court. I had past experiences with mediation, and going in I was convinced that it would not be successful. Because of Jim's knowledge and ability to listen, we were able to come to a resolution without the court's involvement. I highly recommend him for mediation in a Real Estate or Landlord Tenant dispute. Thanks Jim!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
"Woodfall's Law of Landlord and Tenant"
The young couple had been renting from the landlord for several years, the landlord offered them a opportunity to relocate to the family home as they were going to rent the home for several years as the market was depressed.
The landlord encouraged the husband and wife to take an active role in the remodeling that included painting, refurnishing the hardwood floors.
The couple jumped at the opportunity and spent hundreds of hours in transforming the home.
Words were used such a lease option and your time will be worth your extra efforts.
The home was in the best shape in decades and the home was shining with its new look.
The couple was weeks away from moving in and the landlord dropped a "bombshell" on the couple.
The landlord announced, the home had been sold.
To add insult to injury the couple was served with a 60 day notice to vacate their present home as that property was going to go on the market.
The double blow seems unreal.
An attorney for the tenant couple was prepared to file litigation.
The couple stated they had trusted the landlord and went against their own judgment to have something in writing.
The lesson is that its always best to put things in writing and form an agreement.
If a problem does occur, it will add weight as to the intent of the parties.
Jim W Hildreth is a Real Estate Mediator
The landlord encouraged the husband and wife to take an active role in the remodeling that included painting, refurnishing the hardwood floors.
The couple jumped at the opportunity and spent hundreds of hours in transforming the home.
Words were used such a lease option and your time will be worth your extra efforts.
The home was in the best shape in decades and the home was shining with its new look.
The couple was weeks away from moving in and the landlord dropped a "bombshell" on the couple.
The landlord announced, the home had been sold.
To add insult to injury the couple was served with a 60 day notice to vacate their present home as that property was going to go on the market.
The double blow seems unreal.
An attorney for the tenant couple was prepared to file litigation.
The couple stated they had trusted the landlord and went against their own judgment to have something in writing.
The lesson is that its always best to put things in writing and form an agreement.
If a problem does occur, it will add weight as to the intent of the parties.
Jim W Hildreth is a Real Estate Mediator
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