Using the Deposit as Last Months Rent
I have rented from a lady for the past 16 months. For the first 12 months we had a written lease agreement but it expired in 9/04. Since that time, we are renting month to month. When we rented the house, we gave the landlord the first months and last months rent. We have tried contacting the landlord regarding giving our 30 day notice to vacate but she has not called back. Can we legally use the last months rent paid up front as the last months rent payment?
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I tried to simplify, but this is the short version:
We lived in a rental…
I tried to simplify, but this is the short version:
We lived in a rental property for over 2 years where 1 yr + 5 mos. contained a lease and then the following 8 mos. was month to month. When we moved in we had to clean the place to make it liveable & we were told we could paint it to make us feel at home . We gave a 45 day notice of intent to vacate due to work relocation beyond 80 miles.. Upon leaving we thoroughly cleaned the property, repainted back to neutral, & had utilities scheduled to be out of our name on the first of the month. As of the first of the month, we received an angry email that we had not given a 30 day notice & we had no right to not be paying the utilities. We sent them proof of our notice to vacate then they claimed we had 4 mos. left on our lease, so they said we could pay 2 mos. rent and they would release our financial responsibilities. We asked for this alleged lease to be faxed to us, but it never was. Fast forward over 40 days, we sent them a certified letter explaining that we filled our legal obligations & that they should do so as well–no deposit or itemized deduction yet–we requested it in 5 business days. they said they owed us nothing via email they gave us a quote of paint/labor: $518; same day utility fee; cleaning fee: $150; Carpet cleaning fee: $165; face plate fees: $25. we responded that we would accept the carpet cleaning since it was in the original lease + less than $5 of face plates (useful life left of old, dirty, cracked faceplates that we had replaced &/or painted to make them presentable). One of the main questions is if we are given permission to paint & then return to neutral can they charge us to paint (they say 2 coats in 2 rooms & 1 in another)? plus wouldn’t after 2 years they have to paint for new tenant? we have pictures of a white, clean rental property. As for the cleaning, we cleaned from top to bottom, so wouldn’t this fee be normal wear & tear after 2 years? Please help me with our legal grounds. (We have pictures of the property the day we turned it back to them plus emails through the entire residency. ) basically, they are trying to intimidate us to just settle for no refund; however, I feel that we have enough evidence to get the majority back minus a carpet cleaning fee listed on original lease. thank you
30 or 60 Notice, on a month to month?
30 or 60 Notice, on a month to month?
Hello. My question is, If an apartment complex mis-placed a lease agreement and the tenant never recieved a lease copy and they have the tenant on a month-to-month. Can the tenant pay the month to month amount and give the apt. complex a 30 day notice and vacate the apartment in the state of GA? Without ruinning rental history or credit rating? Thank you, Spencer
Tenant legal standing Tenants postition: Lease exp 6/03, then on month to…
Tenant legal standing
Tenants postition: Lease exp 6/03, then on month to month, notified landlord 2 months prior to moving, cant afford going to move. Moved and left emmaculate. Says he is taking tenant to court for more than 3mos rent Tenant owes 1 mo rent($1K), asked that security ($1500) be applied. Tenant paid for roofing repairs, construction to basement, electrical box & circuit upgrades(valued over $3400). Never reduced from rent(have receipts). Landlord supposed to have septic repaired (est$5K) never repaired, backyard filled with sewage throughout tenancy. All video taped. Landlord never paid YTD interest on deposit, never provided payment receipts. Does tenant have a leg to stand on or law favorable to the landlord?
Wondering how far unnotorized promissary notes go legally.
expired leases The apt.
expired leases
The apt. complex where I have resided or 6 years let quite a few leases expire (including mine) a couple of years ago. I received a letter from the current manager dated April 9 stating that it should be considered my ”60 day notice” to sign another lease or I would be considered a ”month to month” renter. I am in the process of finding a house to buy. Since the 60 days are not up until June 8th, could I pay my regular rent on 6/1 and sign the lease on 6/7 if I have not found a house by then?