All Forum Posts by: Joy Hardegree

@Bryan O.
Yes, Tenant B is month-to-month. That's how we were able to secure the FHA loan. Our preference is to occupy the other side "if possible", which is what we've taken steps to accomplish so far.

@Alex Olson
Thank you for the input! My natural inclination is exactly as you suggested, for the same reasons. We appreciate the reassuring clarity.

Thanks @Jaysen Medhurst!

We just bought our very first property on Feb 24th with an FHA loan that requires us to take up residence in the property within 60 days and live there for at least a year. This property is a duplex with inherited tenants. One tenant (We'll say tenant B) is month-to-month... we want to keep him and his 2 teenagers. The other tenant (call him Tenant A) has a lease until May 31st and is a young single guy... we want to occupy A's side, and have offered him a cash-for-keys contract to be out by April 23rd so that we can meet our FHA requirement of occupying within 60 days. We told him he has until March 23rd to accept this deal in writing because, if he doesn't, we figured we'd gave to boot the family (B) on the other side instead. While Tenant A has indicated via text that he "may have found a place" (and mentioned later in a call that if it doesn't work out he'll have to finish out his lease), he has not signed any kind of agreement specifically accepting our cash-for-keys offer.
We also live in Nashville and just had a tornado rip through several counties (including destroying part of a shopping mall and some neighborhoods 3 miles away). We understand that one or both of these tenants may have trouble finding somewhere else to go. We especially hope to not have to boot the family (B) with everything going on right now because we have reason to believe that they'd have a much harder time finding a place to rent. OUR lease at the apartments we've been living in isn't up until June 23rd, so we're ONLY in a hurry because FHA requires us to be.
I see on here that evictions have been suspended at least through April.

What we're seeking advice on is- should we get in touch proactively with our lender and see if they can suspend our move-in requirement until the pandemic has settled down, so as not to displace our tenants amidst society screeching to a halt? Or should we just try to boot one and then, what... collect no rent if they have nowhere to go because evictions are suspended? Could we say nothing to the lender, allow month-to-month Tenant B to stay, and then hope that Tenant A voluntarily moves out at the end of his original lease without the lender realizing we failed to meet the 60-day move-in stipulation due to the circumstances? We want to do the right thing all the way around in a way that hopefully doesn't screw anyone.
Thoughts? Experiences? Legal knowledge? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the direction, Sue!

We just bought our very first property on Feb 24th with an FHA loan that requires us to take up residence in the property within 60 days and live there for at least a year. This property is a duplex with inherited tenants. One tenant (We'll say tenant B) is month-to-month... we want to keep him and his 2 teenagers. The other tenant (call him Tenant A) has a lease until May 31st and is a young single guy... we want to occupy A's side, and have offered him a cash-for-keys contract to be out by April 23rd so that we can meet our FHA requirement of occupying within 60 days. We told him he has until March 23rd to accept this deal in writing because, if he doesn't, we figured we'd gave to boot the family (B) on the other side instead. While Tenant A has indicated via text that he "may have found a place" (and mentioned later in a call that if it doesn't work out he'll have to finish out his lease), he has not signed any kind of agreement specifically accepting our cash-for-keys offer.
We also live in Nashville and just had a tornado rip through several counties (including destroying part of a shopping mall and some neighborhoods 3 miles away). We understand that one or both of these tenants may have trouble finding somewhere else to go. We especially hope to not have to boot the family (B) with everything going on right now because we have reason to believe that they'd have a much harder time finding a place to rent. OUR lease at the apartments we've been living in isn't up until June 23rd, so we're ONLY in a hurry because FHA requires us to be.
I see on here that evictions have been suspended at least through April.

What we're seeking advice on is- should we get in touch proactively with our lender and see if they can suspend our move-in requirement until the pandemic has settled down, so as not to displace our tenants amidst society screeching to a halt? Or should we just try to boot one and then, what... collect no rent if they have nowhere to go because evictions are suspended? Could we say nothing to the lender, allow month-to-month Tenant B to stay, and then hope that Tenant A voluntarily moves out at the end of his original lease without the lender realizing we failed to meet the 60-day move-in stipulation due to the circumstances? We want to do the right thing all the way around in a way that hopefully doesn't screw anyone.
Thoughts? Experiences? Legal knowledge? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!