Legal Question in Business Law in California

My boyfreind and i, because of an unfortunate forclosure, are staying in our motorhome. through freinds we met a man who said if my boyfreind (dan) did some fixing up of a peice of his property, we could park the motorhome on the property and stay for free, for 6 months to a year. whether the motorhome status on this property is according to housing rules, is questionable, but irrelevant to the fact of dan doing the work asked of him and spent a good deal of money on it, then the owner walking up and saying we have 72 hrs to be out, or he will have our stuff towed away. when dan said that wasnt the agreement, the owner said well theres a new agreement now, because ive decided i want you out then gives us 24 hrs ! what can we do ???

Asked on 5/15/14, 9:52 am

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Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

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In order to answer the question fully and properly, we would need to know more about the nature of the work to be done. If the work is of a type that requires a contractor's license, the owner probably has a right to terminate the agreement and if he does, he would probably be held liable in court for only the fair value to him of the work actually done and materials actually provided. It would be helpful to know why the change of heart -- did you do something to upset him, or has someone complained to the local authorities about the motor home?

Answered on 5/16/14, 2:47 pm

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