What to do if my son was fixing up a rental house for the past year using his own money for him for his now ex-girlfriend to move into?
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What to do if my son was fixing up a rental house for the past year using his own money for him for his now ex-girlfriend to move into?
The deal was the money they spent on the house and the labor would be taken out in rent when they moved in. He even was paying the electric in the house for the past year also. The ex-girlfriends father was keeping all the receipts to give to the landlord when the house was finished. All conversations with the landlord was only between the ex-girlfriends father. Now, my son has split from the ex-girlfriend and no longer will be moving into the house. Will he be able to get his money back? He used his debit card for all purchases.
Asked on January 15, 2013 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that your son make a claim to the landlord for the expenditures he inurred in fixing up the unit showing up back up documentation for the expenditures he incurred as part of the transaction you have written about in terms of dollars and cents.
If the landlord refuses to pay what was incurred plus interest, then a legal action seems necessary. The lesson learned in that your son should have entered into a written contract dated and signed with the landlord.
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