A lease can restrict your behavior in many ways. If you break the terms of your lease, your landlord may have the right to evict you. If you have roommates or other tenants on the lease with you, you are each jointly and solely responsible for the commitments in the lease. This means all of you are responsible for the entire amount of the rent.
You and your landlord can change the terms of your lease any time if you both agree. Any changes should be in writing and signed by both you and your landlord. Your landlord must give you written notice of these changes at least 30 days before they go into effect. Your landlord could also sell the property while you are leasing it. The new landlord will have to follow the terms of the lease you have with the old landlord until the lease ends.
Any security deposit will be transferred from the old landlord to the new one. After your lease ends, you can keep living in the home if you and your landlord agree. You can negotiate a new lease or become a month-to-month tenant. Some leases have clauses about renewing the lease. If your roommate moved out and left some of their property in your home, you need to give them a chance to pick it up.
It may be best if you send them an e-mail or letter giving them a reasonable amount of time to collect their belongings.
In your message let them know you plan to get rid of the property if they do not pick it up within the time frame you provided. Keep a copy of your message for your records. If your former roommate contacts you to arrange a different pick up time, decide on a time that works for you both. If your former roommate does not respond or pick up their property within the reasonable time frame you gave them, you may throw it away or donate it. If you get rid of the property, your old roommate could later come back and demand their property or its value.
This is why it is important to give them a chance to get their property and to keep a copy of the e-mail or letter you sent them. If they decide to take you to court, you can show the letter to the judge to prove you gave them notice and a reasonable amount of time to reclaim their property. If you need to move out before the end of your lease, you are responsible for paying rent for the rest of the term of the lease.
If you move out before the end of the lease, your landlord should try to find someone else to rent the property. If your landlord refuses to let you out of the lease early, you might consider subleasing your home if this is allowed by your lease. Subleasing is renting your rented home to another tenant.
The sub-tenant pays rent to you. A sublease does not change your responsibilities to your landlord. You remain responsible for paying any rent your sub-tenant does not. You are also still responsible for damage to the property including damage caused by your sub-tenant.
Check your lease to see if there are any restrictions on subleasing. Some leases do not allow it. Others require landlord approval of any sub-tenants. SL H Rent pending execution of judgment; post bond pending appeal. Restitution of tenant, if case quashed, etc. Damages to tenant for dispossession, if proceedings quashed, etc. Lease or rental of manufactured homes. Judgments for possession more than 30 days old.
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Authorized late fees and eviction fees. Article 6 - Tenant Security Deposit Act. Deposits from the tenant. Originally Posted by Chuck We had a first time landlord who tried to charge us for imprints left by the sofa on the carpet.
They also tried to charge us for carpet cleaning because the landlord got a cheaper rate if he agreed to let the cleaners do all 4 of his townhouses. We rented a carpet cleaner from Walmart and fought him tooth and nail for the full refund. This was in a rural area so as soon as my wife said we are being "swindled" the landlord lost his composure and agreed to give us the full deposit. When we asked for the check to be sent using a certified letter he flipped out and said he would write us a check on the spot.
We acted like it was an inconvenience then laughed about it in the car. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Additional giveaways are planned.
Knowing the rental market, he's probably waiting a couple weeks so he doesn't have showing for all 7 weeks. There might also be a clause in your lease that states he can only show during the final X days of the tenancy. My lease provides that I can enter within the last 30 days to show the home. If you've got 5 weeks left, you are close but not quite there.
Your mileage may vary depending on your lease, but this is what I would suspect is the case here. Originally Posted by spankys bbq. So, what do you do if your landlord doesn't even respond to your move out notice and doesn't do a walk through?
We have heard nothing after 8 years of renting a house. Not surprised, but very frustrating. Gave our notice via letter, called 3 times, sent an e-mail, talked to him once and he said he'd get back to me. Never did. We had to mail our keys to them.
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