She has also been told by a , in my opinion, slum lord, that 1 she is $3000 in back rent. He only takes 3 cash and gives no receipts. 2 Big kicker is no contract either.
1 Since that isn't the SF Bay Area, that means she's 2-4 months behind. That isn't, "Ooops! I forgot to write the check!" That's, "How long can I live here rent-free without getting evicted?!"
2 Nothing unusual or sinister about that. State laws have provisions for such cases. It's called a month-to-month tenancy. The state laws assign rights and duties to landlords and tenants that aren't all that different, usually, from a written lease.
3 Chances are, this is the result of Sis having bounced a check or two. That's how burned landlords defend themselves from
latex checks.