Is anyone else sick of AITAH saying that legality = morality?
Posted Sep 10, 2023, 8:05 PM UTC
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AITA for evicting my long standing tenants?
I (38F) bought a 4 bedroom house in semi-rural Buckinghamshire when I was 23. It was a lovely big house, but the town was not fun for a 23 year old. I always said I'd love it of I were 40 with kids, but it wasn't a great place for someone in their 20s. When I was 26, I put the house on the rental market and moved to London where I lived for 2 years before moving to Australia.
I found a lovely family to rent the house. A husband and wife both in their mid to late 40s with one child, no pets, and respectable jobs. Rent was always paid on time, the estate agent always had good reports from inspection visits and we never heard ant complaints from neighbours.
FF 14 years later, they're still living there. I've been travelling the world full time for some years, spent the pandemic in Australia then resumed travelling post lock downs. I'm now ready to return home, so I informed my estate agent that I want to break the contract and have them move out in 3 months' time, 2 months more notice than I'm obligated to give.
The tenants were surprised to hear I was coming back and tried to ask if I was coming to live with my family. The agent brushed off question and told them to vacate in 3 months and that they can help find alternative accommodation. Tenants texted me directly to ask same question and I replied "haha, no husband or kids in tow - just ready to set roots again! Looking forward to being home" (I grew up 20 mins aways). I got a text calling me selfish for: kicking them out of their home of nearly 15 years; wanting a big house all to myself; placing my needs of travel and enjoyment ahead of starting a family and getting married. They told me I should leave them to buy the house for what I bought it for (it's doubled in price since) and go live in my other house. I replied "you can dictate in a house that you own, not one that I own. Please have your things packed by x date or I'll evict you and sue you for the costs".
My friends are saying I'm kicking them out of their home and I don't need such a big place so I can rent or sell my student flat for a deposit for a house nearby. My rented house is 90% paid though and I don't want to start again with a new mortgage. I want to live in my house. I have been fair to the tenants and reasonable in my request. AITA?
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What kills me is they're usually not even right legally. Like here, you can't evict someone just cause you wanna move in. She's full of shit in her bullshit rich person fanfic.
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Pretty sure in most places if you own the house then you can evict people. But yeah this person sounds insufferable.
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You have to have cause to evict someone. You can choose not to renew their lease. But you can't just unilaterally break a contract without cause.
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If they're on a periodic tenancy, which the long residence, lack of any mention of a fixed term tenancy and "90 days" reference suggests they are, then yes that is the required notice in Australia.
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It's so disruptive to communities and unhealthy for individuals trying to put down roots.
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