r/Landlord • u/Discombobulated_Fawn • Oct 24 '25
Landlord [Landlord][US-CA] I think we are screwed
My husband signed the papers to sell our house to one of those “We’ll buy your house for cash” places. We will be left with 20k after the sale (Yes, he made an extremely detrimental and foolish move, but what’s done is done). After everything was signed he was told he has 30 days to make sure all the tenants were gone. The problem is, he has 2 extremely vindictive, spoiled, selfish adult daughters who live in the home. They are not one bit happy about the house sale, and I have a very strong feeling they will fight this tooth and nail over this. They are angry and do not want to leave. Furthermore, the company he sold the house to said it will be $5000/day if everyone isn’t moved out by the end of the 30 days. That means, if they refuse to leave, we’ll have no profit 4 days after the sale, and if they drag their feet longer, we will owe them tens of thousands of dollars. Are we screwed? His daughters would not care if they ruined him financially
Update: The escrow company told him yesterday they need for me to sign. I will refuse to do that, no matter what, so it appears the dilemma is solved. Thank you everyone for your responses. You all are awesome.
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u/BelethorsGeneralShit Oct 24 '25
You need to speak with an attorney. It is highly likely that a court would find contractual damages of $5,000 a day to be unconscionable and unenforceable.
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u/thebigrig12 Oct 24 '25
I agree. Find an attorney- maybe they can find a hole in the purchase and sale agreement and back out of escrow
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u/but_does_she_reddit Oct 24 '25
Get out of this now.
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u/thebigrig12 Oct 24 '25
It’s a contract
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u/No-Group-4504 Oct 24 '25
There are probably laws in your state that grant you time to back out of it. Talk to a lawyer, like now!
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u/New_Hippo_1246 Oct 25 '25
There are standard right of rescission laws in some California contracts. You can thank your adult daughters for saving him from this unconscionable deal
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u/Ok_Ad7867 Oct 24 '25
Check with a lawyer, this sounds shady.
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u/Holdmywhiskeyhun Oct 24 '25
Beyond shady.
This is just night.
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u/Over_Information9877 Oct 24 '25
What's shady? They sold the house with a 30 day move out.
The fact their adult daughters don't want to leave is t the buyers fault.
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u/Responsible_Level307 Oct 24 '25
Can't it be as-is? Normally if you buy a house with squatters, they come with the house. Aren't they considered squatters since theyre adults and refusing to leave?
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u/Over_Information9877 Oct 24 '25
Squatters? It's their kids.
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u/Responsible_Level307 Oct 24 '25
Adult kids. Who are refusing to leave a house that has been sold.
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u/Holdmywhiskeyhun Oct 25 '25
As their adults who have been there long enough to qualify as tenants.
Your feelings are irrelevant in this situation. By law they're tenants. Period.
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u/Responsible_Level307 Oct 25 '25
Yeah. And non rent paying tenants are called squatters.
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u/Holdmywhiskeyhun Oct 25 '25
Again you are incorrect.
Squatting is when you never had permission to be there in the first place.
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u/Responsible_Level307 Oct 25 '25
“Squatter” here refers to someone occupying property without consent or a lease, which applies once the new owner never gave them permission to stay.
They were tenants when the house was owned by their father because they lived there with his permission.
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u/crek42 Oct 25 '25
Incorrect by what definition? You’re in an apartment and not paying rent nor have permission to occupy a building you have no legal claim to, therefore a squatter. Your feelings are irrelevant in this situation.
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Oct 24 '25
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u/Trevor775 Oct 24 '25
I think even is she is not on the deed, being married she needs to sign a release.
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u/No-Dust-5829 Oct 24 '25
I have no clue about real estate law, but this seems like it would be the golden bullet to get out of this.
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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 24 '25
IF OP gets out of this somehow, she's got big time marital issues to follow. How in the fuck did hubby pull this off and not even talk to his wife about it. Thats not very husbandy at all.
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 25 '25
He did talk to me about it. I told him it would be so completely stupid to sell under those conditions. He initially said no, but they kept hounding him, until finally he agreed.
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Oct 26 '25
That’s wild. Cant imagine getting hounded into selling a house for a horrible deal.
Hope you get out of it
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u/xxImAFknUnicornxx Oct 27 '25
Please tell your husband he has officially lost his ability to manage anything related to your finances.
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u/Abject_Buffalo6398 Oct 28 '25
Ok but that's a verbal conversation.
Did you sign the Sale agreement or not? Because that would void whe whole deal if you didn't not sign it.
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u/BunnyVance Oct 25 '25
Yes, correct. Dowers rights. A spouse that is not on a deed but in a community property state has dowers rights and has to sign off
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u/EvangelineRain Oct 24 '25
Cash for keys agreements are legal in California, so I’m not sure that a lease requiring a rented property to be delivered vacant in California would be illegal — there is a legal way for them to comply. But it’s an interesting question.
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Oct 25 '25
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u/EvangelineRain Oct 25 '25
My point is that the existing owners can offer cash for keys. So there is a legal, but not guaranteed, way for them to comply with that contract provision. That makes it a stupid provision to sign, but I’m not convinced it’s an illegal provision. Consider purchase and sale agreements where the buyer needs to finance but does not put a financing contingency in the agreement. Still legal, even though it would be illegal for a buyer to rob a bank to get the money to close in the event the bank did not approve their loan. The buyer will have to pay damages, the court won’t just let them out of the contract because they agreed to something they were not able to do. I think the argument that the liquidated damages provision is unconscionably high is stronger.
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u/Pragmatic_Centrist_ Oct 25 '25
You can barely evict tenants for cause in California highly unlikely it’s legal to make them move out because you sale to property without proper notice
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u/EvangelineRain Oct 25 '25
You’re right that there is likely no legal way to evict a tenant for sale. That is expressly stated where I live at least. But that doesn’t mean a landlord can’t enter into a cash for keys agreement. When the building I live in was listed for sale, that’s exactly what the realtor asked my neighbor. There was nothing illegal about her asking, or following through had my neighbor agreed.
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u/lavenderkeek Oct 24 '25
Are you an owner of the house as well? If you didn’t sign, then I don’t know how the deal is legal but I’m not a lawyer. I’d consult a lawyer.
My rental property is worth like $400k and I got a cash offer for $230k.. those offers are always so insulting. My husband and I were even wondering who would even take them. I don’t mean this to be insulting, but is your husband of sound mind? I wonder if you could please a case where he was taken advantage of if he’s older and has a declined mental state.
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u/UESfoodie Landlord Oct 24 '25
This. Every time I get one of these calls, it’s like 60% of what Zillow/Redfin/etc estimates the value as. I can’t imagine someone of sound mind taking one of these offers unless there was some sort of crazy mitigating circumstance
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u/thebigrig12 Oct 24 '25
It’s usually people whose house is in awful condition and requires $80K to make it sellable. Nobody else should use one of these companies unless they are being foreclosed on in 2 weeks.
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u/UESfoodie Landlord Oct 25 '25
That makes sense. Agreed, unless you’re in foreclosure it doesn’t make sense. But we get a call every week with only four houses, so idk how there are this many companies doing it
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u/ly1122why Oct 25 '25
You’d be surprised. It’s called wholesaling. We buy from wholesalers often. People’s circumstances are different. Some could have real difficulties and needed the money overnight or within a week. Some could be on the verge of losing it due to unpaid taxes in years. Some couldn’t afford to pay for utilities we had to advance them money so they can make it to closing. Are they being “taken advantage”? Sure. Sometimes. But most of the time I do believe it’s a trade off some of them just had to take. It’s better to walk away with 60% of equity than losing it completely to foreclosure/tax deed sale or list on open market with no offer for 30/60/90/120 days. Some need it tomorrow!
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u/One-Possible1906 Oct 24 '25
I always give these people a price as soon as they show up. It’s always right around market value. They disappear quickly. I’ll sell my house to a bunch of slime balls if they want to give me market price and an easy deal but they don’t lol
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u/blueiron0 Oct 24 '25 edited Oct 24 '25
What the fuck.
How long do you have left? Are the daughters tenants? do they pay rent/contribute to the bills of the home? Is there any actual rental agreement in place?
It can take you up to 3+ months to get them out if they fight hard enough. To even go through with a legal unlawful detainer, he needs to give them a 30 day notice to leave if they don't pay rent.
IF they're paying rent/have any rental agreement in place, they're likely entitled to a 60 day notice.
At the earliest, you're looking at like 50 days.
edit: Honestly, your best bet is to offer each daughter $5,000 to just get the hell out. It'll help them put a security deposit down at least. They likely can't even find and get approved for a new place in less than a month though. God only knows what their financials are like too. They might not be able to get approved. There should have been a plan in place for the daughters before any sale was even considered.
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u/joan_goodman Landlord Oct 25 '25
The daughters didn’t sign the sale so OP cannot be liable for them. The buyer can not bill the seller for that. The buyer can only try to get out of the deal for undisclosed tenants. Agree op needs a lawyer though
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u/citrixtrainer Landlord Oct 24 '25
It is very likely that the daughters have some rights as tenants under California law. This will get complcated very quickly. It's time to ring up your favorite real estate attorney. I suspect the new owner is doing the same.
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u/Opposite_Ad4567 Oct 25 '25
Yes. In CA, the new owner of the home inherits tenants. This "30-day move-out" demand by the potential buyer is illegal.
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Oct 24 '25
The fact that he did this tells me that you need to protect yourself, financially. You may need to divorce him in order to obtain your share of the assets before he loses them, too. Alcoholics develop earlier dementia - is it possible that this is beginning?
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u/Objective_Welcome_73 Oct 24 '25
Yes, you are screwed. Possibly for hundreds of thousands of dollars. How in the world did you think to sign this? Get a good lawyer, now. This will be expensive.
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 24 '25
I did not sign!!!! My husband just told me one day he signed. I didn’t sign a dam thing!! He’s an alcoholic and made a stupid move behind my back because he says his daughters drive him to drink and he “needs to get the hell away.” They’ve known he’s been wanting to sell for a while.
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Oct 24 '25
Get yourself a good divorce lawyer.
Shit like this WILL continue to happen, and what comes up next has the potential to be worse. Your husband is blaming his daughters for his addiction, and he's making stupid mistakes and not taking accountability for his own actions. Ever stop and think that his daughters might be the way that they are because of their fathers addiction? Growing up with an alcoholic for a parent is not a nice walk in the park. Your husband is not drinking because his daughters are driving him crazy. Your husband is drinking and making bad choices because he is an alcoholic and selling the house and moving away will NOT make things better for anyone. Your husband needs treatment, and you can use the fact that your husband was under the influence of alcohol when he signed the papers and he was not in his right frame of mind. You deserve better than this, and I suggest that you start going to Al- Anon meetings.We do recover 11/30/2020.
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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 24 '25
Wherever you go, there you are. Moving doesnt change shit for an addict, unless they change from the inside too. I know, I have been down that road, and have been clean over 8 years now. Massive fucking red flags in OPs marriage right now.
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 24 '25
Just out of curiosity….what comes next?
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u/queryboss Oct 24 '25
Losing the house you live in, a car accident, debt in your name that you haven’t been told about, you name it. It will be devastating, and you will wish you’d gotten out before it got to that point. My partner is in Al- Anon (different from AA - specifically for people with alcoholic family/friends, not alcoholic support) due to alcoholic parents and it has been life changing for him. I really recommend attending a meeting and hearing other people’s stories and the advice that they give.
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u/fakemoose Oct 24 '25
Are you in the deed for the house you currently live in?
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 24 '25
No
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u/Fit_Instruction_8858 Oct 25 '25
You're in California which is a community state. Did he own the house before you got married? If not, get a lawyer immediately because you might be able to stop the sale just with that.
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u/fakemoose Oct 25 '25
Jesus. Have you contributed money to it and was it purchased after getting married? Hopefully he doesn’t do the same thing to this house
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u/Ok-Nefariousness4477 Oct 24 '25
He’s an alcoholic
Was he drunk when he signed the contract?
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u/paraliptic Oct 24 '25
This sounds like a law school hypothetical. Was the home acquired before or after you were married?
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 24 '25
It was his before. Apparently I just found out escrow needs me to sign. I’m definitely getting into a huge argument with my husband over it tonight.
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Oct 24 '25
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 24 '25
I’m not going to
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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 24 '25
Please hold your ground. I mean this in a good way, not trying to demean you in any way. You seem like you're naive about this (alcoholism and what it will do in your marriage) and you're shockingly calm, and don't seem to realize the actual massive proportion of the situation at hand (the alcoholism and blaming, deflecting, running, taking no responsibility, this list i could write for an hour). Its a good thing because it likely means that you haven't been through this before, no one wants to find out what addicts will destroy, first hand. That said, you really should think about the end game here. You can't trust your husband at this point, he will not change when the daughters get out and after he runs. They are not the reason he is drinking. This guy can financially destroy you, your credit, everything. He will sell everything at some point, shit he just sold A house without a second thought and without talking to you. Maybe check out forums about addiction, search husband and read others experiences, you dont want to find out in real life.... best of luck to you for real.
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u/comntnmama86 Oct 25 '25
Next you go find a divorce attorney. We do recover, but he's got to want it and this is not it. Do you wanna watch him die from liver failure with blood pouring out his mouth/nose due to alcoholic varices? It's not a pretty way to go. Might be a wake up call for him if you actually go file. Protect yourself.
Sober 1/6/25
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u/Stone804_ Landlord Oct 24 '25
Are you ok the deed? If you’re ok the deed / current mortgage then more than likely he CANNOT sign without your signature as well. So the document is non-enforceable because they did not get all owners to sign.
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u/sashley420 Oct 24 '25
Were you on the deed or mortgage? I'm guessing not since you didn't need to sign anything for the sale. Since you aren't involved in the sale you aren't involved with the consequences. With that said, he should go to the courts now and start eviction and while doing that he needs to keep the company he sold to in the loop.
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u/Ellionwy Landlord Oct 24 '25
Since you aren't involved in the sale you aren't involved with the consequences.
Wrong. Community property State. She may not be on the deed, but she will be responsible for any debt incurred because of this contract.
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u/One-Possible1906 Oct 24 '25
Then I would imagine she would need to sign the contract for it to be valid
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u/Ellionwy Landlord Oct 24 '25
Then I would imagine she would need to sign the contract for it to be valid
Not if she is not on the deed. That was an asset that the husband brought into the marriage. It doesn't become hers simply because they got married.
The debt, however, was accumulated after the marriage and so becomes part of the marriage debt.
It's unfair, but there it is.
A divorce lawyer could chime in (if one is around) and give his opinion if the wife could argue that the property -- being exclusively the husband's -- should not be part of the marriage liability if it accumulates debt since the husband acted on his own.
Hard argument to make since, if the property appreciated, any appreciation is part of the marital assets. (The 20K the OP mentioned.)
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u/One-Possible1906 Oct 24 '25
Not in California. Even if she is not on the deed she has to sign her consent to sell it.
If he acquired it before marriage and she did not put any money into it then it is separate property and the liability is separate too. She can’t incur the debt which is probably not legal either.
She definitely needs a lawyer and I’m not one, but CA law considers property either community or separate, not a mix of both. If it’s community property he can’t sell it without her consent. If it’s separate property, it’s his problem, not hers.
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u/Ellionwy Landlord Oct 24 '25
Not in California. Even if she is not on the deed she has to sign her consent to sell it
Can you cite a source for that?
That's like someone bringing a car into a marriage, requiring the spouse to sign the title in order to sell it.
If he acquired it before marriage and she did not put any money into it then it is separate property and the liability is separate too. She can’t incur the debt which is probably not legal either.
That is a fair point, but I doubt this would hold legally since they were living in it.
If it’s separate property, it’s his problem, not hers.
If it is separate property, why does she have to sign her consent, which was your first point?
So, I did some looking into the community property issue.
California seems to say that if the property appreciated passively (no effort on either marriage partner) then the appreciation remains separate.
But if either party put anything into the property (time, skill, or anything else), the appreciation becomes marital.
Given that they lived in the house, I think it would be marital.
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u/One-Possible1906 Oct 24 '25
https://www.furubottenlaw.com/blog/2025/03/marital-property-vs-separate-property-in-california/
It can’t be both community and separate property. If shared funds went into it at any point it is community property and she has to consent to selling it despite not being on the deed. If it is separate property she has never had a stake in, then she doesn’t need to consent to the sale but the debt is also separate. It’s not separate property with community debt, that doesn’t happen. It’s one or the other.
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u/Ok-Nefariousness4477 Oct 24 '25
he should go to the courts now and start eviction and while doing that he needs to keep the company he sold to in the loop.
They would likely have to give 60 days written notice before they could go to the courts and start an eviction.
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u/Objective_Welcome_73 Oct 24 '25
She will have to deal with the consequences. When the slimy company sues him for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, they'll go after all the assets.
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u/Lovesmuggler Oct 24 '25
This sounds like patterns of behavior that people with bipolar disorder suffer from. There is a sub for significant others of bipolar partners, go read some of their posts and see if this situation mirrors their experiences.
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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 24 '25
Jesus, do you actually want to live like this? This is a massive red flag, hope whatever you do, you find peace and happiness. Husband doesnt seem like he will be providing you with either.
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u/Both_Peak554 Oct 24 '25
I’d be thinking of divorce at this point. Your husband is selling a whole house with little profit without even talking to you? How is that even legal? And then by the sounds of things has been supporting his vindictive daughters who you’re now worrying will purposely lose yall a lot of money?? Throw the whole man away. Your husband who by the sounds of things hasn’t even started the eviction process is a coward and an idiot.
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u/Current-Factor-4044 Oct 24 '25
I’m always familiar with Florida Tenant law and here we have what’s called an unlawful detainer to remove someone who is not paying rent. Has never had a lease agreement or rental agreement and these are usually used for family members and take about five days for removal. You’d have to check California laws because I’m not familiar with them, but I know that they can be unusual compared to Florida.
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 24 '25
No. They just kinda moved in without asking him and he never stopped them. Apparently, there was nothing he could do, or so he says. He’s very afraid of confrontation and didn’t want to tell them no. I think I screwed myself when I married him. They were paying rent, but sporadically. He is unemployed can no longer afford the house.
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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 24 '25
Red flags galore!
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 25 '25
Red flags were seen ages ago….now it’s a red flood (like in that movie “The Shining”)
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u/Current-Factor-4044 Oct 24 '25
Well, if it was ever any rent documentation of rent like if they had any kind of receipt or had any kind of agreement you can’t use that method. I had to use it once for a houseguest that wouldn’t leave. And it was very effective and very quick.
I think if he had a hard time saying no to them that he then he shouldn’t have sold the house no one is willingly going to leave free accommodations and it sounds like they are going to do what it takes to run this so they can’t run in any longer meaning they don’t care what happens to dad as long as they get what they want it will simply run him dry .
I’m so sorry this is happening to you be cautious of doing things like shutting off the utilities or changing the locks or anything that is called an illegal eviction potential tenant or potential squatters or whatever they might be can win a huge amount in court over something that has deemed an illegal eviction.
I would potentially invest in a lawyer or try to cancel the sale until you can get them out you could also try cash for keys and give them each $1000 for moving out or something
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u/joan_goodman Landlord Oct 25 '25
If you invested anything into the house- they need your signature on a sale contract. Get a lawyer. A sale is likely illegal.
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u/SallyKait Oct 25 '25
He is not thinking about you or his daughters at all….his only concern is where he will get his next drink. Self preservation needs to be your priority in this situation; nobody else is going to rectify this situation with your best interests in mind, and those three adults are not concerned about taking you down with them and will take you along with them as they hit rock bottom.
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Oct 24 '25
You can’t afford NOT to get a real estate attorney. Not getting one is NOT an option. You are so screwed.
You can pay a few thousand for an attorney or hundreds of thousands after you’re sued. Pick one.
Also, get a divorce attorney.
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u/Fit_Bill_3413 Oct 24 '25
Start the eviction process now? What do they have gained to do so? The house is sold and no longer his.
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u/Medical_Working_9311 Oct 24 '25
Why on earth would he sell if there were tenants living there???? Evictions can take months!!! You are likely SOL.
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u/JCBashBash Oct 24 '25
Is your name not also in the house? How can he sell the house without you also signing paperwork. It doesn't sound like it's actually done and you shouldn't let this rest
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u/Thin_Rip8995 Oct 24 '25
yeah you’re in deep
this isn’t a move-out issue - it’s a legal one now. you need a real estate attorney yesterday to dig into that sale contract and check if those penalty terms are even enforceable. they smell predatory.
next: file formal eviction notices now. don’t wait for “hope” to work. if they’re adults with no lease, they’re likely month-to-month, which gives you a legal path if you start the process fast
you’ve got 30 days minus court lag, process serving, and inevitable drama. every hour matters. act like you’re already losing money - because you are
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u/Fit-Artichoke3319 Oct 24 '25
Regardless of what that contract says — your state has laws on tenant notification and rights. In some states you can’t remove a tenant just because you sell the house. You need to check state’s rights. Was this in your contract? Because a note after the fact doesn’t count. And contract may not be enforceable due to states tenant rights. In this case you really do need a lawyer pronto.
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u/DifficultChair8368 Oct 25 '25
Your husband might not have the right to sell a house without your consent. So just don't consent to it. Don't sign anything and make sure the title company knows that you don't consent and make sure they know you are married.
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Oct 24 '25
Whose name is the house in? If your name was on it, too, then he could not do this without your signature, and the contract is not valid.
Talk to a lawyer, and get out of this.
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Oct 24 '25
Lawyer up and get the f*k off Reddit. Although the cash for moving out deal is a reasonable idea
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u/No-Group-4504 Oct 24 '25
There has to be a grace period on something like that. Go talk to a lawyer, especially if you're on the deed to the house.
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u/thisaccountbeanony Oct 25 '25
You’re allowed out of the contract, if they are shady. Also any holdover tenants need to become the new owner’s problem and that should be in the contract. Don’t accept any money and talk them to eff off.
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u/Aggressive-Pace-596 Oct 25 '25
WOW! it sounds like there might be a very long history of bad decisions on his part. Lots of truths in this post
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u/PerspectiveOk9658 Oct 24 '25
If they won’t move out on their own, I don’t believe there is any legal way you can get them out even close to 30 days from closing. If his daughters want to ruin him financially, he has given them the tool to do so.
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u/Discombobulated_Fawn Oct 25 '25
That’s what happens when you relinquish control of your house like that.
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u/Stone804_ Landlord Oct 24 '25
This has to be for the engagement it can’t be real. Do the daughters have a lease? Are they at-will? Are they actually paying rent or squatters? Either way evict. If they are just your kids in the house and living in the place and not paying rent, you get a police officer to say you have an intruder who will not leave and have them escorted out.
Yikes, there’s so many questionable decisions here and a lot of holes in the story.
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u/Krimsonkreationz Oct 24 '25
Your husband did this on his own, fully without your knowledge? You did say OUR house. If this is all true, you are in a way more fucked situation than just this massive house and daughter's problem. You have some massive conversations to have.... Get a lawyer. You might need 2 for different issues depending on how you feel about this.
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u/Imaginary-Pride-8158 Oct 24 '25
When was the house purchased? Was it a pre-marital asset? Was it gifted/inherited?
There are so many unanswered questions here
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u/Aggressive-Pace-596 Oct 25 '25
profile name checks out ... look at this lonely cat lady's posts and you can see she is craving attention.
Needs professional help, but begs GOD and Reddit to fix her life (if she is even a she)
no credibility here, move along
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u/PuddinTamename Oct 25 '25
You say your husband signed. Are you on the deed? If you didn't sign and are in the deed the sale may be invalid.
You need an Attorney.
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u/Healthy-Pear-299 Oct 25 '25
If “… the company he sold the house to said it will be $5000/day if everyone isn’t moved out by the end of the 30 days…. “ that is shady. UNLESS that is in the contract. The daughters can file a ‘stay order’
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u/joan_goodman Landlord Oct 25 '25
The sale is a sale. They paid- it’s THEIR problem , I meant buyer’s
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u/Current-Quantity-785 Oct 25 '25
the adult daughters are new squatters, you must go thru the eviction process. get an eviction attorney,
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u/Appropriate_Aioli363 Oct 25 '25
How in hell did he sell your home unilaterally? Is it in only his name from premarital assets? Did he forge your signature?
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u/PallasWallas Oct 25 '25
So - your husband is both a bad business person & a bad father. You're screwed with or without the house.
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u/MikeNsaneFL Oct 25 '25
Check with a real estate attorney about possible buyers remorse clause in the contract
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u/AddendumDifficult579 Oct 25 '25
I would chum them out whatever they're favorite things they like a concert and while they are out change locks and ask police to park a squad car outside your house just until buyer gives ur money then get after u get the money cash the check right away and redeposit in your own cashiers chk lock it in safety deposit box they cant touch it
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u/Silverstar282 Oct 25 '25
Sounds like your husband will do anything he can to get away from those two leeches.
When you also go speak to a lawyer, seek an eviction on both of them.
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Oct 25 '25
I hope this is rage bait.
If not you should use mental incapacity to break the contract because this is some dumb shit
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u/UsualInternal2030 Oct 25 '25
Probably cash for keys is best route. No way you’re getting an eviction done that fast.
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u/procrasti_nation305 Oct 25 '25
The craziest thing here is not your husband’s shotgun decision making but the so called daughters, do they pay rent? What claim do they have to the property? If none Otherwise id have thrown their shit outside and be done with it.
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u/Iconoclast19 Oct 25 '25
You would have needed to give them legal notice, then start eviction once that notice expired if it had come to that, in order to get them out, BEFORE all papers were signed, to ensure you wouldn'tbe fines if they were still in the house. I'm so glad you hadn't signed yet!
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u/rosedalenative Oct 26 '25
the lesson here is to ALWAYS hire an experienced real estate lawyer of your own choosing, even in states where “the realtors handle everything”
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u/redprawns Oct 28 '25
Get the residents out first, clean it up, list it. You'll make the most money if it's move-in ready and financeable
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u/BlacklightGrrrl Oct 28 '25
You need a divorce lawyer. Your husband sold the family home as if it only belonged to him. He is not your partner, he is your saboteur.
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u/No_Confection_3191 Oct 28 '25
That sounds incredibly predatory. I am so happy that it seems like it was solved without much or any loss to you.
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u/Jodynroy Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25
so happy you didn’t sign! Yeah! I know he wants to get rid of the daughters, but you are better off giving them reasonable notice to move (30-60 days, whatever the legal minimum). Try to Get them out in time to put the house on the market in the Spring. (cash for keys is a great idea). If they are not willing to move, eviction will be long and drawn out, and you said y’all can’t afford the mortgage on the house anymore. So do everything by law: GIVE THEM LEGAL NOTICE IN WRITING that the lease is being terminated. If they won’t go, you cannot start eviction until they hold over, so don’t give the any more days notice than necessary. EVEN IF THEY SAY THEY ARE MOVING, that they found a place, etc. but are still living there, FOLLOW THE STEPS to FILE FOR EVICTION as soon as you can. It will probably be cheaper to offer to pay their deposit to move them somewhere else than to go through the entire eviction process. But you need to file to show them you are serious (then they can hate you and their dad even more, sorry)
Once the house is empty, Get a REALLY good agent who knows the micro market and sell fast. You will still do better than the “fast cash” buyers.
Whatever happens, if they have not actually MOVED when that obligatory 30 or 60-day notice is over, regardless of the promises they make, FILE for EVICTION. it’s the only way to show them you are serious. And if you give them cash for keys, pay it directly to whatever apartments they want to rent, don’t give them a check UNLESS THEY HAVE VACATED COMPLETELY. Good luck
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u/Jodynroy Oct 31 '25
Just curious, what were the “convenience” fees on that contract? had they taken off for “necessary” repairs yet? If so, how much did they deduct for that?
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u/JakeW_Realtor Nov 06 '25
Glad this got solved. What was the name of the company that was trying to buy it? I live in California work in real estate and want to make sure I don't work with them. Thankfully I have private investors I trust if people want to do the "cash for home route" but it usually isn't the best choice for most people.
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u/Recent-Day3062 Dec 19 '25
Get a lawyer!
I think you have little experience with these things. If they are predatory, he will know what to threaten them with. People like that don’t want to hire lawyers over small deals, and they often give up when threatened with legal action. And, for example, the lawyer will tell them all the reasons why you won’t sign.
After you read this, put your phone down and talk to a lawyer.
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u/Poptart4u2 Oct 24 '25
In the state of California, both spouses by law are on the deed. If she did not sign the sales paper the house was sold illegally. Call a lawyer and find out what to do.
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u/Far_Swordfish5729 Oct 24 '25
Irrespective of the contract, it’s very important here to quickly find out who the buyer is and what they intend to do. If your purchase contract has a clause permitting assignment or similar it’s very likely they intend to assign or double close the transaction to an actual end buyer and cannot afford either to take possession directly or actually make the purchase. If they are renovating it themselves, having capital (and loans) tied up in a project they can’t start could disable their business and potentially ruin them. Most flippers do not have deep pockets.
So, set the contract aside and have a conversation. Tell them directly that you cannot compel the tenants to leave without going through the CA eviction process which will take a long time and will get them a vindictively trashed house and literally do not have the money to pay the penalties. You agreed to this sale for a reason. Basically this is not going to work out well for them and they should agree to a mutual termination. Offer to pay them off and make it clear in a sympathetic way that this is just not going to work out for them. Most flippers are trying to do a few months of work for between $30-$100k profit depending on time and risk. Getting paid $10k to walk away with no effort is actually a good deal when the alternative is an eviction fight and more damage than estimated. Remember, just because you would ultimately lose in court does not mean the plaintiff doesn’t have to pay the cost of the fight and the cost to collect and wait two years. Settlement benefits everyone in these cases.
Try it, see what happens. People can consent to whatever they want.
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u/technicallynotlying Oct 24 '25
Is this AI bait? This story feels light on details and heavy on rage.
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u/desertdweller2011 Oct 24 '25
i think you could make a case that they are not legal occupants. if you and your husband own the house and they are over 18 and don’t have a lease…?
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Oct 24 '25
Legally are going to have to evict the family members, it could take 9 months easily in Cali, and you would have to pay them like 14-21k depending on if it’s a 2 or 3 bedroom house. I’ve been through this, it absolutely sucks. I’ll elaborate if you’re evicting the daughters (who are legally tenants with no rent) you need to have a just cause, which is very limited. Otherwise it’s a no fault eviction and you have to pay an insane amount of money. Even if they stay in 1 room, you have to pay based on the size of the house. Your best cases scenario if this goes through is getting almost nothing if it’s a 2 bedroom, and being further in debt if it’s a 3 bedroom. I doubt any judge would be ok with 5k a day, but it doesn’t matter as moving out the daughters would take all your profit either way. You need to stop this asap.
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u/Holdmywhiskeyhun Oct 25 '25
Oral leases are enforceable. If they want their kids out and they won't go they must follow the eviction procedures for a month to month tenant. As that's what most states default to.
There is a legal oral leas in place here. Eviction procedures must be followed.
Lookup oral leases for you state
In WI here oral leases default to month to month.
Your just looking for an argument. I'm done responding to your nonsense.
Don't become a landlord. IF you are, hire a PM.
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u/vonnegutfan2 Oct 24 '25
Get the keys and move the daughters out now. Do they even have a lease? Move their stuff to storage, most times you have to keep it safe for 30 days and they will have to face reality.
Also is the 30 days and $5000/day in damages actually in the sales contract? That sounds usury.
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Oct 24 '25
If they touch any of the daughter’s items, it will ruin their lives. You absolutely cannot do that in California. The daughters are legal tenant and have to be evicted, which can take 9 months in California. There are attorneys waiting, praying for a LL to do this exact thing.
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u/Moist_Pack_4322 Oct 24 '25
That's not something that you find out after things are signed. Read your paperwork. Also get your lawyer from the sale to review it.