Rent to Own renters are being evicted by landlord
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Rent to Own renters are being evicted by landlord
The contract we have does not set a specific date for rent to be paid just that the house will be paid off April 30 2012. The landlord served me with an eviction notice and the land lord is refusing to take payments. What are my legal rights?
Asked on June 15, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
This area of the law is different from one state to the next. I'm not an Oklahoma attorney, and I don't have a copy of your contract, so to get the reliable advice that you need right now, you need to get to a lawyer, as soon as possible. One place to find counsel is our website, http://attorneypages.com
Your lawyer will need to know all of the facts, including how long you have been paying for this house so far, and maybe how much more a month you were paying than it would have been just for rent. The courts in some states will give you some protection for your investment, depending on the details of the situation.
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