Verbal lease (by Ellen [PA]) Jul 25, 2014 2:46 PM
Verbal lease (by Vee [OH]) Jul 25, 2014 3:03 PM
Verbal lease (by Robert J [CA]) Jul 25, 2014 3:42 PM
Verbal lease (by Dave T [CA]) Jul 25, 2014 3:54 PM
Verbal lease (by Chris [CA]) Jul 25, 2014 6:32 PM
Verbal lease (by Ellen [PA]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2014 2:46 PM Message:
State Specific Question About: PENNSYLVANIA (PA)
I own my deceased mother's home. We obtained a home equity loan to buy my sister out. Our son lives in the house and is responsible for all expenses, including the loan and taxes.
He rents two bedrooms. Verbal month-to-month agreement. Tenant 1 is always on time with payment. Tenant 2 is usually 4-7 days late.
I recently discover that Tenant 2 has a python snake (constrictor), which is specifically names in our township ordinances as not permitted to own. She also has 2 sugar gliders (exotic) and 2 cats. She keeps her bedroom door open to allow the cats full run of the common areas of the house thereby eating the food of my son's cats and using their litter box and litter. These cats also urinate on the hardwood floors (they have be observed doing so). Tenant 2 frequently is absent from her room for up to two weeks, without notice, and does not leave enough food for the cats. When she is in residence, she brings her boyfriend for many days. He has left the house unlocked, with no one else there, when going to work. I don't know what the other pets eat.
Can I give tenant 2 a notice to leave because she is breaking the township ordinances?
The reason I discovered this is because I want to register the house rental with the township. I was also viewing the requirements necessary for a rental.
I should note that she reported my son to animal control (anonymously) for abuse of his cat. He adopted a stray, abused cat with tail that was torn out. Cat was taken to a Pet Smart animal hospital and then to "Forgotten Cats" to try to repair tail, which the cat still bites. Poor little guy!
Thanks. Ellen
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Verbal lease (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2014 3:03 PM Message:
I think you need to evict all pets and see if you have tenants when that is done, move into written leases once you are familiar with state and local tenant laws, then you will be able to enforce something that was actually agreed on,otherwise there will be a never ending trail of drama and wishy-washy rules that nobody will care about - much less enforce in court. --75.94.xxx.xxx |
Verbal lease (by Robert J [CA]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2014 3:42 PM Message:
I'm not sure how things work in your State, but here in California the owner of a property has almost no power or say so and can't get City Officials to do squat. On the other hand, your son is your tenant under a written lease. In turn he sublets rooms out on verbal agreements. Your son has more power over housing issues than you do.
For example your son can put his room mates on notice that any pet left unattended without food and water for more than 24 hours will be handed over to animal control for their own safety. Your son is under no obligation to care for borders pets that weren't part of their tenancy agreement.
When I went to one of my million dollar apartments in Hancock Park and my tenants dog and cats pee'd on the hard wood flooring, I used my tenants good towels and clothing left on the floor to clean the pee up. Then I lightly rince the clothing off and leave it in the washing machine still smelling like pee. A $170 dress used to clean cat pee was an eye opener. --108.47.xx.xxx |
Verbal lease (by Dave T [CA]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2014 3:54 PM Message:
Not that I'm condoning illegal behavior, but why doesn't your son just give notice and enforce his own eviction? She has no lease and doesn't sound like the kind of person that would fight if she arrived "home" to find her things on the porch and the locks changed. --162.198.xx.x |
Verbal lease (by Chris [CA]) Posted on: Jul 25, 2014 6:32 PM Message:
As a cat lover (who rescued a tortured cat with broken rib-cage once) I have yet to see a female cat "relieving herself" on the floor if there is cat litter present. Sometimes, a cat would sit on the litter box and her bum's sticking out => messing up the floor.
How come that select few tenants have and cause most of the problems?!?
Can't you just give proper notice?
Regarding the late payment history, what's up with that?! Surely, she will get paid around the first. What gives?!? I'm not getting it!
First thing I do is pay all known bills. Then I may have only a few bucks for food a day, but I'm not running into this kind of trouble. --118.175.xx.xxx |
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