[yorel]

My landlord verbally agreed to let us pay our rent mid-month rather than the 1st of the month and we did so for several months. Then she verbally told us we had to pay by the 5th or pay a $100.00 late fee. We paid 3 late fees. Then, when we went to pay mid-month she told us we had 10 days to buy the house and she was charging us $50 a day late fees. She told us we had 10 days to produce a letter of credit from the bank to purchase the house. When we told her that we couldn't do that because she was asking $50K above value for the property, she told us to give her $30K down and she would carry the note. (We're talking $200k was her asking) She wouldn't give us an interest rate or terms. When her own attorney told her she couldn't do this because there was a mortgage on the house. She told us she would renew the lease for one year only if we produced proof to her monthly that we were attempting to buy the house. When we went to her attorney's to sign the lease he told us that her husband had just called and told him that we had to pay the attorney's fee's plus $50.00 a day late fees (12 days) and that he would only give us a month to month lease. If we didn't agree to all that we had 30 days to move out. We're moving. But what, if any of this was legal?"

[Fr_Chuck]

You seem to be dealing with some nut cases.

Your rent is based on the lease you had and any written agreement, if it stated rent was due on the 1st that is the day it is due on. The may if they want allow you to be late, but can go back to the written requirement at any time.

As for the terms to sell the house, they can change the terms anytime they want, since you did not have it in writing