Homeless May 1st!! :(

cjn2007

We are in the process of building our new home. It was "suppose" to be completed mid April. There is no way that is going to happen at this point. May 1st we are offically homeless. They say best case scenario it will be done May 5th worse case May 25th. The builder is really not working with us at all. Do any of you realtors know what I should expect the builder to help with or what they could be doing to "hook us up" from this inconvenience? The delays were their fault and the weather. Also where can I live for a month? Our closest family is a hour and a half away. I guess we could stay at a hotel, but that will get expensive. And we cannot find an apartment that will rent for just a month.
 We are considering walking away from this and buying an exsisting home. We love the house and do not want to do that, but may not have any other choice. At the same time we are getting so close we could end up homless going that route as well!! Please help!

Manday

What area do you live in? I would start looking on craiglist for a one or two month sublet. In fact, we might even be looking to sublet our apartment for may since we  close this week but have the apartment until May 31st.

cassiehunt

What about staying at an extended stay hotel? There is one near Easton.

Sorry your builder won't be ready in time. I hope they reimburse you for the extra expense.

sarah10-1-2005

they have extended stay hotels that aren't too [ricey, and you can bring pets.  I woudl tell the builders you will stay there and they can foot the bill.

brandonsgrl

More than likely, they won't reimburse you for those expenses. That's kinda what happens when you build in winter (we had the same issues with weather). Are you in an apt now? Can you extend your lease a month? Or, if you're in a house, can you rent your current house from the buyers for a month?

cjn2007

We are renting a house now. Our lease was up Feb 1st.  but our landlord said he would cut our rent in half and let us stay there until the end of April. One so we didn't have to move, and two so he had an income from the house for the winter. We did that only because the builder told us the house would be completed by then. I guess we can look into the extended stay thing. The reason it is took so long in the first place was because they did not check the zoning lines and where the house would be sitting before they sent the paperwork in to be approved. It came back denied because the house sat 4 inches over the zoning lines, they had to flip the layout of the house. Then resubmit paperwork.

buckeyechik

Have you asked the landlord if you can stick around for an extra month? 

cjn2007

Yeah we asked, he wants us out so he can rent it at full price. And so he can make any repairs/paint. He has already started showing it to potential renters.

shannanicole

That stinks but it does happen a lot!!  Most builders have a clause in their contract that makes them not liable for delays based on unforseen things such as the weather.  I doubt they will do anything to help you guys if you are "homeless."    Let me know if you have any other questions!

kristylynn

Tell him you'll paint and/or pay full rent. 

You don't want to move TWICE, so it will totally be worth it if you just do some manual labor for him.  (Or hire it out). 

 

wacissej2

I agree with the pp. I think you should try and negotiate another month with your current landlord. Agree to pay full rent, paint when you move, or help find someone to live there after you. It's worth it to avoid the extra costs of having to move twice. Good luck!

cjn2007

I guess it can't hurt to ask again! In the end that has to be cheaper than moving 2x.

brandonsgrl

Who is your builder??

cjn2007

Our builder is Dominion.