# Landlord died, and now I'm screwed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991 "2011-03-17T01:53:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/21 "2011-03-17T22:34:12Z")
I have looked into the legal situation here in California, and the landlord’s heirs are totally acting legally. But I’m angry all the same. I probably wouldn’t even be all that bothered except that it’s so close to the end of my time in this town and this is a new stressor I don’t need. I will probably end up with my stuff in someone’s garage, and my ass on someone else’s couch, which isn’t ideal, but I can use the money I save to buy them nice things. I’ve never been all that excited about owning my own residence, but I admit it would be nice to be in a situation where this couldn’t happen. Of course then, the odds seem good that I would get eminent domained. > [@TruCelt](#): > > ETA: IANAL, but eviction takes a while. You might could just stay there the 40 days . . . The thought had occurred to me. I probably won’t go through with it because I have too much other crap to do. However, I do get some satisfaction out of the fact that I could potentially make their lives a bit more of a bother. The record of eviction though does give me pause. Thanks for bringing that up, Tabithina. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/22 "2011-03-17T22:44:18Z")
Sorry to not get on the anger bandwagon (the angwagon?), but this seems to fall in the category of, “Shit happens. It’s called ‘life.’” ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/23 "2011-03-18T00:30:46Z")
> [@RadicalPi](#): > > The thought had occurred to me. I probably won’t go through with it because I have too much other crap to do. However, I do get some satisfaction out of the fact that I could potentially make their lives a bit more of a bother. The record of eviction though does give me pause. Thanks for bringing that up, Tabithina. Sure. You are in a bad situation right now, but it will be over in a few weeks. Just hang in there and know that you won’t be camping out at friends forever. Just so you avoid going the eviction route. It’s not a winning strategy. This is happening at an inconvenient time for you, but it sounds like you are already getting a plan together. Save some money to buy something nice for your new place, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/24 "2011-03-18T06:01:26Z")
Thanks everyone for hearing me out. And now, for reasons I won’t get into, I’m off to Canada . . . for the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/25 "2011-03-20T17:46:15Z")
40 days is not such a big deal - well, it was for Noah, but other than that… Here in Las Vegas, there are lots of places that rent by the week/month and are quite nice. There must be similar long-term motel units in your area. OK, so it won’t be plush accommodations for a little over a month - so what? Trust me, I have lived in many a dump for longer than that over the years - once spent over a year in a crappy little apartment in Berlin and survived. If nothing else, now you know to get a long-term lease when you move to a nicer place, and then be prepared. Also, if we want to get philosophical about it, stand back and look at the big picture - there are lots of people in the world who are totally homeless right now due to personal circumstances or natural disasters. The fact that you will have to “suffer” in a month-by-month hotel/motel for 40 days or so is not the end of the world for you. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/26 "2011-03-20T23:44:15Z")
I know you’re right about the persepctive and all; but I still collapse sympathetically at the thought of moving twice in two months. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991/27 "2011-03-21T01:44:29Z")
Look at it as the begining of a great adventure. Treat it as a blog topic, homeless grad student or some such. I sympathize, Im trying to think of something to make it positive. I was evicted once in university when I tried to give notice, (private renting of a room in someone;s house) and spent 6 weeks homelessly couch surfing between my boyfriend’s place and another friend’s couch. Hang in there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-died-and-now-im-screwed/574991.md?page=1)