Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

What to do? Help me Guru!

Sirs,

I own a trailer with the rental space agreement is in my name. Living there for several years I recently moved out. I decided to let someone live there with a verbal agreement of price per month and that it was on a "month to month" basis. We don't have a "written agreement". This person has not paid me for over 2 months, yet continues to stay there. I am the one who pays the trailer park monies due monthly. I have sent this person (first class mail) a notice of noncompliance of agreement to pay, and 2) a notice of "Three day, Pay or quit." Am I doing this in the wrong steps? Do I need to do a "by the book" eviction? Can I sell this property at anytime even though someone is living there? And if so, how much notice is needed prior to selling it to a third party? One other thing, this person has only lived there 3 months and is single. I am not your typical "landlord" or a "slumlord". I guess I made a mistake on letting someone stay there, or I should have sold it right after moving out. Can you help me "Mr.LawGuru"?


Asked on 5/15/99, 7:17 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jed Somit Jed Somit, Attorney at Law

Re: What to do? Help me Guru!

It would seem to me that in the eyes of the law you

are a "landlord", and must follow the "by the book" rules

for giving notice and for eviction. This may include not

only the usual tenancy rules, but any rules applicable to

mobilehomes, including any local mobilehome rent or occupancy

control.

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Answered on 5/20/99, 7:44 pm
Ken Koury Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.

Re: What to do? Help me Guru!

You must do a by the book eviction but you do not have to give him any notice at all to sell the place.

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Answered on 5/20/99, 9:04 pm


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