ccollins
Aug 28, 2010, 08:55 AM
We moved to Florida 4 years ago. We lived in a 2 family house in MA which we rented out when we moved. We put the house up for sale this May and informed the tenants we were doing so. We were lucky and got a buyer right away. Our tenants are at will (no lease month to month). We gave them a 30 day notice by certified mail. The 2nd floor moved out with children and found an apt. The first floor who is a single woman has not. We sent a realtor down to help her find a new place. She looked at 30 places and refused them all. They were in her budget not a problem. We offered to put her up and pay for her storage. She still refused. We believe she has done this before. We are now in danger of losing the sale. WE are down to the last 15 days of an extension we had asked for from the buyer. I am retired and receive a small amount from SS my wife just lost her job this week. We are desperate now to sell because we have no income coming in. Our lawyer seems indifferent. We asked him to move forward with an eviction, which we still do not know is going to happen. Do we have any rights at all? Can this woman really stay in our house for free?? She has not paid us any rent and we now are left with mortagage payments too. Any help would be appreciated.