If I purchased a home on a land contract 4 1/2 years ago and the sellers are now saying that I need to forfeit the home because I did renovations, is the legal?
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If I purchased a home on a land contract 4 1/2 years ago and the sellers are now saying that I need to forfeit the home because I did renovations, is the legal?
Can they do that? I have 5 months left to pay and I have paid 80% of the land contract. I never missed a payment. What are my rights?
Asked on February 6, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Did you violate a written contract or lease (such as a lease-to-own)? If there was a contract that said you could not make changes or renovations without their permission, then you did breach that contract and that breach may well indeed allow them to terminate the contracxt and not sell you the home. When someone violates a contract, the other side may generally terminate it. It would not matter that added value--all that matters is the breach or violation of contract.
If there was nothing in writing saying you could not make renovations, etc., then you did not violate the contract and they should not be able to terminate it.
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