Agent Gibbs
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- California
My parents owned 2 condo units in the same building in SF and they also come with 2 parking spaces.
In 2016, my niece moved here and my mom let her stayed in one of the condo and used the parking space for free. The other parking space was rented out to another tenant in the building.
Later that year my mom passed away and i became the trustee of the family trust. The same week my mom passed away the renter of the other parking space moved out. During that time i didnt have the mood to handle the business of finding another renter, so i asked my niece to take care of that.
Eventually someone rented the space. Between October 2016 and October 2018, when the grant deeds of both properties were still under my mom's name, my niece kept the rent from the parking space to herself. During those 2 years, i did raise the question of getting those rent back in front of other family members during a family gathering but she just ignored it and throwing a fit because from her standpoint i was humiliating her.
I guess the question is do i have a case trying to recover those 2 years' of rent money, not for myself, but for the trust? When it comes to real estate property, she is not a beneficiary according to the trust.
And i know in CA, the maximum amount i can ask for is $5000.
In 2016, my niece moved here and my mom let her stayed in one of the condo and used the parking space for free. The other parking space was rented out to another tenant in the building.
Later that year my mom passed away and i became the trustee of the family trust. The same week my mom passed away the renter of the other parking space moved out. During that time i didnt have the mood to handle the business of finding another renter, so i asked my niece to take care of that.
Eventually someone rented the space. Between October 2016 and October 2018, when the grant deeds of both properties were still under my mom's name, my niece kept the rent from the parking space to herself. During those 2 years, i did raise the question of getting those rent back in front of other family members during a family gathering but she just ignored it and throwing a fit because from her standpoint i was humiliating her.
I guess the question is do i have a case trying to recover those 2 years' of rent money, not for myself, but for the trust? When it comes to real estate property, she is not a beneficiary according to the trust.
And i know in CA, the maximum amount i can ask for is $5000.