Renter for Now
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My family and I have been in a rental home for approximately 10 years in San Antonio, TX. The first year we were in a lease, and after that we have just paid monthly with no written contract.
We have always paid our rent on time, and have had no problems with the owners (privately owned by a local couple).
The husband passed away around 2017, the wife sold another of her properties to improve her financial situation. She had always assured us she would not be selling the house in which we live. In about March of this year she called and wanted us to allow an immediate inspection (no notice) of the house so she could determine its value to sell. My wife and I are not in the best of health and I was able to get her to wait a month or so. However, a couple of weeks or so later she called and had changed her mind. With an increase in rent (which was acceptable to us) she was no longer going to sell the house. Herr and her new husband had changed plans, and would sell the house the currently live in.
Now back to the present, about two weeks ago she called, and wanted immediate access again to decide what she wanted to do with the house. I was able to get her to wait about a week and a half as no notice makes it hard for us to manage.
She came in this last Saturday, the 17th of September. She had a good look around, and the house was in better shape than she expected. I have been taking great care of it, and usually handle repairs out of my own pocket with my own ability. She didn't seem to have any concerns about the condition that were anything in our power to control.
So today she called, and has decided to have us out by November 1st. She will not accept higher rent or payment to extend that. My wife has surgery on the 27th of this month, and will not be able to lift anything for six weeks.
After the owners constant assurance that she wasn't going to sell, and then no notice when she has decided to, twice, is there anything we can do to extend our ability to stay in this house longer?
We definitely want to move, but with my wife's surgery, medical expenses, and no real warning it would be better for us to have till December or preferably the first of the year.
Thank you
We have always paid our rent on time, and have had no problems with the owners (privately owned by a local couple).
The husband passed away around 2017, the wife sold another of her properties to improve her financial situation. She had always assured us she would not be selling the house in which we live. In about March of this year she called and wanted us to allow an immediate inspection (no notice) of the house so she could determine its value to sell. My wife and I are not in the best of health and I was able to get her to wait a month or so. However, a couple of weeks or so later she called and had changed her mind. With an increase in rent (which was acceptable to us) she was no longer going to sell the house. Herr and her new husband had changed plans, and would sell the house the currently live in.
Now back to the present, about two weeks ago she called, and wanted immediate access again to decide what she wanted to do with the house. I was able to get her to wait about a week and a half as no notice makes it hard for us to manage.
She came in this last Saturday, the 17th of September. She had a good look around, and the house was in better shape than she expected. I have been taking great care of it, and usually handle repairs out of my own pocket with my own ability. She didn't seem to have any concerns about the condition that were anything in our power to control.
So today she called, and has decided to have us out by November 1st. She will not accept higher rent or payment to extend that. My wife has surgery on the 27th of this month, and will not be able to lift anything for six weeks.
After the owners constant assurance that she wasn't going to sell, and then no notice when she has decided to, twice, is there anything we can do to extend our ability to stay in this house longer?
We definitely want to move, but with my wife's surgery, medical expenses, and no real warning it would be better for us to have till December or preferably the first of the year.
Thank you