Wayne, MI asked in Contracts, Real Estate Law and Landlord - Tenant for Indiana

Q: We bought a home on land contract registered at courthouse. Our contract expired. Can seller make us leave?

The seller now wants us to sign a new contract but wants it to be a lease to own with the option to buy. But wants us to keep paying thr same amount which includes property taxes and home owners insurance. We have never been late or missed a payment. We have been here for aprox. 8 years now. Without a contract for 2 or 3 i cant remember.

1 Lawyer Answer
Alexander Florian Steciuch
Alexander Florian Steciuch
Answered
  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Valparaiso, IN
  • Licensed in Indiana

A: This does not sound like a land contract at all. If you had a land contract at the end of the contract you should have received the title to the home and land, especially if as you say you never missed a payment or been late. If the land contract expired and you are still paying this person money you are essentially tenants.

I highly recommend finding an attorney to review the initial land contract. Either you are mistaken to the arrangement you had, the seller is mistaken to the arrangement you had or the title should have been transferred to you already. Consult with a real estate attorney ASAP.

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