We rent off of a couple. We have lived here for almost 4 yrs. We do not ask them to fix stuff much, but recently we have told them about our floor upstairs getting ready to fall in and our electrical in the house is going back. Well my husband was upstairs and fell thru the floor and hurt his leg. We told the landlords and they stated the house wasn鈥檛 worth fixing and wants us out in 90 days. We did not sign a contract but a friend of mine who is studying law stated paying rent each month is a verbal agreement of rental. What can we do. It is winter we have 2 kids and cant afford to move right now. What are our legal rights. We live in a small town and it is hard to find places decent. We have told the landlords we would fix the place and take it out of our rent each month, but they want hear that. They say they cant do that. No smartie answer. We need serious advise. Only answer if you are serious or can help in someway. We would appreciate it.Personal injury advice?
Without a rental agreement with a termination date, you're considered a month to month renter in most states. As such, your landlord is required to offer you at least one full rental period (one calendar month) to vacate. It seems like he has satisfied that requirement. You can probably buy yourself some time by asking that he notify you in writing via certified mail.
I've had similar problems before, but never knew of anyone who let a home go so far as to have a complete failure of a floor.
Your best defense is to document EVERYTHING you can. Take photos and videos of the entire apartment.
Also, don't seekk advice from someone *studying* law, but who has actually **passed** the bar and is an attorney in good standing within your state.Personal injury advice?
Get a lawyer, have the rent held in an escrow account held by the courts.
Take photos of the floor and copies of the hospital %26amp; Doctor bills to the lawyer.
SUE the sob!
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