Wht to o if my landlord stoped by the house this weekend to inform us that he is getting a divorce and wants the property back?
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Wht to o if my landlord stoped by the house this weekend to inform us that he is getting a divorce and wants the property back?
We have a 2-year lease with the landlord and we have not evern lived in the property a full year yet. He has offered us $1,000 and our security deposit back. We paid a lot more than that to move into the property and it will cost me a lot more than that to move. He wants the property back in 2 months. We have not agreed to anything I am very worried do I have any rights and, if so, what are they?
Asked on December 4, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
A written lease is a contract: both parties are bound to its terms. If you have a 2-year lease, your tenancy cannot be terminated before 2 years are out unless you fail to pay rent, violate material (important) terms of the lease, deliberately or grossly negligently damage the landlord's property, or provide other "good cause" for eviction, most of which is self-evident (such as threatening the landlord or attacking him, which is grounds for eviction in most jurisdictions). It doesn't matter if the landlord wants the property back--he can't make you move out, unless one of the above situations apply, or unless the lease itself, by its explicit terms, gives him the right to terminate the lease under certain circumstances and he complies with the requirements to do so.
Otherwise, if he wants the property back, he needs you to agree to give it back--that is, he'd need to offer you enough to make it worth your while.
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