Is there any legal recourse regarding a verbal real estate agreement?
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Is there any legal recourse regarding a verbal real estate agreement?
A former boyfriend of 9 years and I orally agreed to purchase a house using his VA loan because my credit was not as good as his. We agreed that I would pay the bills and maintain the house. I withdrew over 30K from my pension toward the closing, downpayment, and upkeep of the house. Now that the relationship is dissolving he no longer wants me in the house and is not adhering to our verbal agreement; although he has never lived there put in anything into the home or paid any bills. I even made the agreements with the realtor and the tenant who also lives in the house. Do I have any recourse?
Asked on November 3, 2011 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey
Answers:
Michael D. Siegel / Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, but it is a hard case to prove. You need to move quickly to get a lis pendens on the property. This requires a lawsuit ASAP. I am admitted to practice in NJ and worked there for 8 years, even though my office is in New York.
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