how many days 'til houseguest start to smell? Not so many....

[horsejody]

chickensducks&agoose :

I know!!! me too! but If I had a yurt, I'd be clean in it...

If I had one, it would probably be used as a chicken coop.​

 

[Buff Hooligans]

chickensducks&agoose :

what's a 30 day clause?

A thirty-day cancellation clause means that if anything goes wrong during the first thirty days after signing the agreement, you can opt out of the agreement (I think...).​

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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Oops, I was wrong. See Sonoran's bolded text above.

 

[Julie08]

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Im glad Im not the only one that has to do that.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

My husband always threatened to build a yurt in our driveway for when I have...ahem...hormonal ups and downs. He said I'd be very happy there.

 

[Shared Acres]

I would check what the Eviction policies are in your state. I've heard it is REALLY hard to evict people in some states. Wouldn't' want you you to be forever stuck with them!

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

seriously! in vermont, you can't evict people in the winter... and if they can't afford heat, you have to pay it... I'm going to try to figure out how to do tis right... they seemed a bit put off by the appearance of a rental agreement on the counter this morning, but I explained that it really is just to make things super-clear, and out in the open, so we all know what the deal is...

 

[2 Beauts]

Also, how do "squatter's rights" work in your state? I'd hate to have them build the "yurt" and then, that give them some sort of rights to any land.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

In general, adverse possession (squatting) requires (from wikipedia):

Adverse possession requires, as a minimum, the following five conditions being met to perfect the title of the disseisor (some jurisdictions further require the possession to be made under a claim of title or a claim of right and/or other requirements listed below):

Actual possession of the property
Open and notorious use of the property
Exclusive use of the property
Hostile or adverse use of the property
Continuous use of the property

see more details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession

A lease protects your rights as it establishes that they have permission to use the land (circumventing the "hostile" provision), and also the "exclusive" provision.

If they are not willing to sign a lease, that indicates to me that they have plans that are inconsistent with yours. Let them look it over and if there are any points that are of particular concern to them, bring those back here for some feedback. Tell them that you must discuss it with DH (which you should do) or with your associates or whatever title you wish to give us

Yes, you need to know the process for eviction in your state, although eviction from property is probably not the same as eviction from a residence (and a yurt is portable, and theirs, so they could/should take it with them). Once again, this is more similar to a trailor/mobil home park situation than to a rental house or apartment.​

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Oops, I was wrong. See Sonoran's bolded text above.

A 30-day cancellation clause means that they must give 30 days notice, and are liable for rental fees during that 30 days. By that same token, the landlord can give a 30-day notice that the tenant must move. Generally, once the original term of a lease expires, it continues, on a month to month basis, requiring 30 days notice. Usually, a lease cannot be terminated early without agreement by both parties; the tenant is responsible for rent for the full term of the lease unless both parties agree to end it early. It is possible to set conditions that would end a lease early; back when I was in the Air Force it was recommended that leases contain a clause that could terminate it without penalty if one received transfer or deployment orders.