All Forum Posts by: Samantha Jee

Thank you. I hope not having it doesn't complicate anything.

About a month ago i completely paid off my mortgage. I was told it will take 3-6 months to get my deed/title b/c it goes to a third party who sends to the county for recording who sends back to the third party and then to me. I have decided to sell my condo within the next few weeks. So my question is can i sell the condo without the deed/title in hand?

i'm just getting started with this attorney. we will have a phone conversation on monday and will hire him on. he hasn't told us his rates yet. kinda scared to hear it! 

i'm just feeling really anxious about all this and hearing all your answers here help a lot.

Another question -- the girls moved to a hotel late february. they did not pay march rent. are they supposed to be paying us rent still?

i'm feeling more and more like the PM isn't fully out for our own interests. i'm not sure why she kept telling the tenants from the start basically we would pay for everything including cleaning their possessions and moving their things for them. the attorney said we don't owe any of that. the PM never set a deadline either for them to move out. 

i feel like we have done what we can. we gave them 3 weeks of hotel stays. when they move out i'll offer them $1,000 each for any expenses they incur as well as their security deposit back $1500 each.  i'm sure they will still not be happy but at this point i don't think anything will.

One lawyer we consulted said we can use this clause in our lease to tell them they need to leave in 3 days.

'if the unit becomes partially or totally destroyed so that the tenant's use is totally impaired, either tenant or landlord can terminate this agreement immediately within three days written notice to the other." 

Our property management doesn't think this applies to our situation and we can't give 3 days notice but this lawyer thinks this clause definitely applies to the mold situation. Any input?

^^ thanks for your advice RR. I am trying to find an attorney, i don't respond to this tenant, i'm working with our insurance and PM. no one can seem to give me any definitive answers so i'm seeking advice from those who have BTDT... 

you're right, i am emotional about this b/c it's infuriatingly unfair and i'm upset we have this very unreasonable person to deal with.

that's an interesting viewpoint. thanks for sharing.

definitely after this is over i'm selling and not looking back!!

we literally hired our PM the weekend the tenant mentioned mold. no other tenant has ever mentioned this. the PM came and took a lot of pictures of leaks in the garage that are directly under the unit. She thinks this is a primary cause of the mold.

I don't respond to any of her crazy emails. I let our PM communicate with her. I agree the more we give into anything the more she demands so I told the PM i refuse to give her anything further. We were trying to be generous and kind but that stops immediately. If she sues us she sues us.  So far the PM has been consulting her own lawyer but we are also looking into getting our own. It's just such a big freaking annoying headache.