Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Idaho

Re: Real Estate Contract Default

I'll answer your questions one at a time: (1) You put the closing date way too far into the future; (2) When you rent you always run the risk that the renter will leave the place with damages. the only thing you can do is to sue her for the costs of fixing the damages by either having the damages fixed and suing for the amount of the costs or trying to sue her under the contract for breach; (3) I would have to review the contract to determine what your damages might be under the contract, altho usually you can sue to collect the balance of the contract if she is still in possession; (4) Never rent to someone under Idaho or Boise City Housing Autority b/c the terms are slanted to help the needy person and it is more difficult to collect unpaid rent and to evict the tenant; (5) Never enter a contract without an attorney or an actual attorney prepared contract because the forms realtors use are made as simple as possible and most realtors have no idea what they are really doing when they fill out these forms; (6) If the contract required you to put the carpet and floors in as part of the deal, you should be able to sue the buyer for the costs of doing so; (7) you can sue for her violation and default of the contract but only under the terms of the contract, so I wouldn't know what damages you might be able to recover until I read it. I would have to read the contract to tell you what contractual rights you have. My teleph No. is 208-345-3817 and I do represent people in these circumstances.