A nightmare facing a couple who purchased a home for cash perfectly illustrates why having the government over-involved in the rental market is a disaster even for people who never meant to lease their property but are plagued by a squatter. A couple who bought a house in good faith, now find themselves mired in California’s labyrinthine tenants’ laws, exacerbated by the new COVID rules.
Riverside is a large suburban area located about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles – although it’s still considered part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Tracie and Myles Albert, a young couple in Riverside, found what they thought was the perfect home: a four-bedroom house that they could buy quickly, for cash.
On January 31, 2020, the Alberts scraped together $560,000 in cash and gained title to the property. They have yet to move in.
Despite having pocketed $560,000 dollars and given up title, the original owner refuses to leave. Even under normal circumstances, this would be a problem for the new homeowners because California landlord-tenant laws are so hostile to the landlord. While the former owner isn’t technically a tenant – because there is no lease, no landlord-tenant relationship, and he owes no rent – it’s notoriously difficult to oust even squatters from properties in California.
Unfortunately for the Alberts, they have something worse to contend with than ordinary California law. They’re also fighting the new COVID rules:-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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