Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Kentucky

Renters Expecting

We have been renting the same house for 2 1/2 years and have always been on time. The owners wanted us to either purchase the property from them or they were going to put it on the real estate market. We decided not too purchase the home, because we felt with 1 child (4 years old) and expecting our 2nd on June 25th (C-Section)that we needed more room. We are presently having a house built and expecting completion by September 1st the latest. The current home owners have the home on the market and we feel they're getting closer to accepting an offer fear we will be forced to leave before our house is completed. I'm asking what is the standard amount of time given to vacate the premises?

If an offer is accepted,and is there any extra time given for a wife that just gave birth?


Asked on 6/08/99, 10:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: Renters Expecting

Massachusetts law allows a judge to give up to a 6-month

stay of execution (of eviction) to renters who stay current

on their rent. Since it takes a month to give notice and

six weeks to get to court and maybe another 10 days notice by

a sheriff to evict, it all adds up pretty nicely to quite near

the human gestation period, doesn't it? That's obviously a

coincidence, though.

Other states are entirely different. You need to contact a local

attorney. Some judges have the power in some states, some don't.

Some judges are cool and sympathetic to women, to couples with young

children, to pregnant women, etc., and others look at the belly as

some excuse to abuse the system and would say 'no exceptions in my

courtroom!'.

Try not to tip your hand prematurely that you would involve the legal system

once proceedings to evict got started or you'll get booted all the sooner.

Also, no matter what they say, both seller and buyer might have a heart and understand

your situation and make arrangements to pass papers only after you (and unborn child)

are OUT!

In sum, call a local atty.

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Answered on 6/10/99, 5:28 pm


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