Q: Can you give a 15 day termination of tenancy on a month to month oral lease agreement on a joint owned property when one
I refused to rent the detached workshop and the other owner rented it anyway knowing that it was not legally permitted work and there is no Certificate of Occupancy. This is in the state of Florida. Also if the Tenant has not paid rent in 3 months to the other owner can the Tenant fight the termination stating the reason is because they haven't paid their rent although that has nothing to do with them living in a place that should not have Tenants living in it. Also I'm afraid that since the other owner doesn't want them to move, she will create and back date a written lease to allow Tenant to stay pass the 15 days and then if I have to Evict them the other owner will try and fight me in Court. What rights do I have as the other owner knowing the unit should not have been rented? Another thing, the Tenant moved her cousin in there without permission. Tenant has been there since Dec 1st 2019.
A: You need a lawyer to help you. Joint ownership issues can get really tricky and much depends on how the ownership is structured, whether there are business entities involved, etc. But generally speaking, one owner doesn't need the permission of the other owner, UNLESS they have an agreement that says otherwise.
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