Q: Our rental house was transferred into someone else's name two years ago. We had no idea. What do we do?
The landlord put the property in her kids names two years ago. We had no knowledge. Now they want to do something about it and claim they just found out. They want us to move out but we have a lengthy lease agreement that we signed 2 years ago with their mother. Do they have to honor the lease? We told them we would be willing to move if they compensated us financially for breaking the lease but they want to evict us now. What do we do? We haven't broken any laws. We didn't pay them for Julys rent because they said they weren't going to make any decisions until they received the lease which they received the first week of July. I asked them to tell us so we knew what to do for August.l since it's become a drawn out process. What are our rights? Do we have to move? Can they just evict us?
A: You will want to review the document to see what the provisions say regarding termination of the Lease agreement, but most likely, the kids have to honor the Lease. I typically advise Landlords to do as you are suggesting and offer payment to the tenants to vacate. I would continue paying your rent on time and don't violate and other provision of the Lease. I would also start looking for a new place to live! Best of Luck! Jennifer
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