Buyer is destroying my home (RTO with no written agreement)
My husband and I did a rent to own with a lady back in February on 2/12/2007 she paid the first month payment in the amount of 350.00 and a down payment of 2000.00 we handed her the key and she began to move in. I wanted to have a written agreement she rufused stating she had a law professor at her college drawing one up. We agreed that we would meet with in a few days and sign ( we did have a verbal agreement that she was to purchase the home 350 month, make all repairs to home, pay taxes, keep home clean and safe up to state and city codes etc.. same as if she had took a loan for the house we were only to collect the house payment ) buyer agreed to these terms, problem is we did not receive a rent to own contract from her . When getting in contact with her around the first on march she stated a lawyer was now taking care of the situations because the law professor said there was to many was for her to default. I advised her to have her lawyer get in contact us before making out the contract to assure our side of the verbal agreement was included. By the fist of April still no agreement so I made my own agreement stating to her it would be subject to change if and when a lawyer draws up a new contract. She refused to sign contract stating it was unconsiable and takes away her rights. I did give her with written notice by may stating if we did not receive a signed agreement by June she would be asked to leave our propery and lose her right to rent to own. Come June she refused to sign giving me an agreement she herself had drawn up stating things we had NOT agreed to such as my husband and I make repairs she pays taxes in which goes toward purchase of home her rent is due on 12th of each month because this is her move in date we did allow a grace period until 1st She wants her rent due on the 1st with a grace period of the 15th and after that pay 5% until she is 30 days late ( I WILL NOT AGREE) I have received notices from the city the grass is to high and trash is everywhere ( I did inform her) I have now filed a order with magistrate court to have her removed from home on 6/4/2007 she removed this order to circuit court I now believe she has left the home abandoned for the fact I had to go up there today (neighbors complant of trash and warning me the house was left open ) windows wide open Basement also . I got permission from court ( not written) to secure my home It is trashed she has taken all carpet up removed comode dog poop all over home I did go in to shut windows with a witness at which time I took pictures of the filth and damage ( electricity and water shut off ) some belongings along with lots of trash are still there . Question is I stated to her if "no written agreement then no agreement" she says The agreement was made when my husband and I cashed the first check.If no written agreement would this not make her a month to month renter do I have right to hang locks on doors to lock her out payment will be past grace period as of the 1st also can I sue her for all the damage in the home? It will cost a lot of money to redue all the carpet and walls she has spot painted. Should I just wait for court hearing and handle things from there? Also please let me know of anything you all may feel I am doing wrong in handling the situation. I now know how wrong we were to enter into this with no written agreement, however I really though the girl would be true to her word and take care of the home considering one day it would be her own .Thank you