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 18/11/2006, 15:16
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The Riff-Raff Element
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Jo - just a thought: have the boys in blue actually been approached
yet? Demanding money to quit a property in which they are squatting
starts to look a little like extortion...I'm not a legal beagle, but it might be worth a go.
Jon
Doust-e hameh kas doust-e hich-kas neest
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18/11/2006, 15:23
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Josephine79
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All the paperwork was shown to the bailiff, but as it's all e-mail and verbal, there's nothing to go on legally speaking - unfortunately!
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18/11/2006, 16:19
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nimportequoi
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Josephine,
if you had a contract for the rental, signed by both parties, do you know if this would have made any difference to the bailiffs?
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18/11/2006, 16:39
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Cat
 
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That's just the problem Susan, even with the contracts, and an eviction order showing that the tenants are in breach of contract, the eviction cannot take place between October and mid March.
A standard gite rental contract (for locations saisonnières) has a clause that clearly states that the tenants have no right of occupation after the leaving date on the contract, but apparently this makes no difference in the winter.
Cathy
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
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18/11/2006, 16:43
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Josephine79
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Sorry, the past true story has some how become telescoped with the present situation.
The Gite story is all true, but over and done with - they eventually moved on when the bailiff applied (possibly illegal) pressure - but not until March, anyway so they were there for 6 months without paying rent.
The present situation is a long term let that as gone horribly wrong so there is a signed contract, but the bailiff says that it can take three years to get them out if they won't go.
Neither of these families were my tenants, but I am trying to help the victims and prevent anyone else from being conned because I find such behaviour inexcusabale. Unfortunately it is on the increase as the family who are at present causing problms is not the same one that did a runner from Fumanzoku's property, although they are in the same area.
Jo
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18/11/2006, 16:49
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Josephine79
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 Josephine79 wrote: |
"In this case the law is very definitely an ***."
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Well, just look at that. Are we being moderated by Americans?
You all know what the end of the expression is, but I actually wrote it in full.
So why has it come out as "***".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/***
"***, from Old English assa, ultimately from Latin asinus, is the older word for donkey".
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18/11/2006, 16:51
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nimportequoi
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Thanks Cathy, I thought as much. So the contract that I have waiting for my arrivals this evening isn't worth the paper it is printed on! I'll just have to cross my fingers they are honest.
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18/11/2006, 16:59
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Chris Head
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I've read the whole lot and quite honestly, if it were me they'd get one warning and a few minutes to pack up and leave and if not they'd be out a few minutes afterwards and sod the consequences.
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