Q: agreements broken. What type of lawyer do I need to seek counsel from
My husband and I moved a mobile home onto a friend of my husband's. We had made a verbal agreement that we would watch over his land and take care of his horses while he was away. At the time we were given the right and permission from the land owner to do whatever needed to be done to the land to make life easier and that we were allowed to hunt, fish, and keep our horses on the land. The land owner was away with his wife whom was in Oschner's Hospital having a liver transplant done. Landowner moved back with girlfriend and now girlfriend is demanding that we pay the water bill for 3 household, trailer lot fee, pasture rental fee, fee per head (horses), and all animals records (Horses,dogs Worming, coggins, shots, ect) and that we repair pretty much everything wrong with the land. She even calls the water department about when I pay the bill. She wants all of this done in 2 weeks. Do I have any rights that I can fight her on this matter. We have been 3 years before this come up.
A:
If you have a long term written lease, then the landlord must abide by the terms of the lease. At the end of the lease, each party has the right to renegotiate the terms and if the parties cannot reach an agreement, the tenant moves out and the landlord has to find another tenant.
If you do not have a written lease or the written lease has expired, then you are on a month month tenancy. The right to renegotiate the terms come up every 30 days.
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