I just found out yesterday that we have to move in the next 3 weeks. To make a long story short, we have been buying our home form DH grandfather and he decided that we were renting and wanted us to sign a rental agreement and we said no so now we have to move. We have been paying on this place for 5 years and now we are losing it. We never had official papers because it was family and we made payments to him and we made the mistake of trusting family.Oh well. It will all work itself out in the end.

By Latonya on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 02:20 pm:

Oh and on top of that DH found out his mom has lung cancer...They say it is treatable but not curable. She has to take her pension and quit working. That is how we know it is bad. She loves her job. Please pray for her and our family.

By Dawnk777 on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 02:25 pm:

{{HUGS}}}

By Dandjmom on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 02:36 pm:

Everyone will be in my prayers.

By Brandy on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 03:32 pm:

prayers for you and your family = (

By Crystal915 on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 03:57 pm:

((((hugs))))
I'm curious, why do you not want to sign a rental agreement? You could stay in your home, and wouldn't have to worry about deposits or moving costs.

By Karen~admin on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 05:45 pm:

Sorry to hear about your MIL...I could give you some info, but you need to find out some things from her first.

As for your housing situation, I don't know what you can do about that legally. You should ALWAYS have signed documents, whether you are renting or buying, for your own protection. Maybe Ginny has some advice for you. I'm so sorry.

By Ginny~moderator on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 05:46 pm:

Latonya, I think you need to talk to a lawyer. First, if you have been paying for five years, you should have a record of the payments. If there is no written agreement, at the very least it is rent, and I am sure that any landlord has to give you at least 30 days notice to leave. But, if you thought you were buying the house, is there anyone (preferably someone outside the family) who witnessed any discussions about this. Are there any letters. When you wrote the monthly check, did you make a memo as to "mortgage" or "house" or "house purchase".

Has there been some quarrel or event that caused your dh's grandfather to make this decision - or could some other family member have persuaded him?

And, I am very sorry for your mother in law. This is always a terrible thing to deal with.

By Mom2three1968 on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 06:58 pm:

Prayers for you and your family, I am sorry to hear of all of this.. ((((Hugs))))