I live in a month to month rental apartment for two years and have given my landlord six weeks notice of my move. The apartment will be vacated Aug 15th. Am I still expected to pay for the whole month? What are the laws/protocol for this?
BTW Landlord is very cool and I have always paid on time/taken good care of the place and yard. Im just wondering what the norm is on this. Does anyone know?
2006-07-20 16:39:47 · 12 answers · asked by Faye 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Has your rent always been due for the calendar month? If so, you are liable for rent for the entire month of August unless your landlord agrees to letting you pay only until the 15th.
It wouldn't hurt to ask your landlord, but legally he/she can require you to pay for the entire month, and can sue you if you fail to do so.
2006-07-22 10:32:56 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is both reasonable & legal to pay only for the time you are actually in the unit. Calculate the cost like this:
You must give 30-days notice, which you have, therefore you only need to pay for the time that you are actually in the unit.
When you do your calculation (called a pro-rate), make sure you calculate it according to when you will actually hand the keys to the landlord, that is the point when the tenancy ceases and not before.
Remember to leave your apartment in good condition, the condition it was in when you moved-in and with nothing broken or damaged to avoid deductions from your Security Deposit.
Good Luck!
2006-07-20 17:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by Property Manager 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the final month is paid in full. It is to cover the loss of rent and time it may take to ready the apartment for the next tenant. If your apartment is owned by an individual, they may allow you to pay only for the two weeks. If it is part of a rental company, they have rules that they rarely bend. But it never hurts to ask. Good Luck!
2006-07-20 16:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by saralk99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just might be able to get away with it. If you are month to month and you gave due notice, you should just politely ask the landlord that you'd like to 'pro-rate' your final two weeks.
He doesn't have to give it to you because occupancy is normally based on a month's rent for a month's living and since you don't pay weekly, he could tell you that you have to pay the whole month. He would be right.
2006-07-20 16:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by markmywordz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norm is if you're there on the first of the month, you owe for the month. (Usually there's a security deposit which the landlord holds, and keeps, if rent isn't paid.) That said, if your landlord can get someone to move in on the 16th, maybe you can work things out.
2006-07-20 17:09:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless your rental agrement states otherwise most landlords only lease by the month not by the week,but if your landlord is cool they may not care and might be happy that you are willing to pay for your last month!
2006-07-20 16:49:34 · answer #6 · answered by chevelle8595 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd ask the LL if it is attainable to go away on the fifteenth without paying the total month. you've lived there for 2 years so that you're of route a sturdy tenant so he might want to be amenable for your request. even with the very incontrovertible certainty that all and sundry states except CA require that employ classes start up on the first and end on the finest day of the month it is as a lot because the LL to bend the rules a touch. sturdy success.
2016-11-24 23:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by ferencz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your obligations should be clearly spelled out in your lease. Read it. Better to pay the whole month and remain in good standing in case you need the credit reference.
State laws may require that you pay for only the months the unit remains unleased (as in TN) but they also have an obligation to attempt to release the unit. See what the rule is in your state and act accordingly.
Alternately if the relationship is as good as you say, ask them for a break and you may receive it.
2006-07-20 18:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by hithere2ya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the same situation. My rent is due on the 15th, month to month, but I gave him 30 days notice on the 1st, so as of the 1st I'm out and he is already planning on showing it. I'm only paying him half the month of rent.
Good luck :)
2006-07-20 16:45:52 · answer #9 · answered by Christine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually it's on per month basis. it's the most common term used by landlords.
try negotiating it to the landlord. anyways, if it's cool with her/him then there won't be any problem. you can even even have a discount as a bonus for you, for being a good client for two years.
by the way, did you talk about the payment when you gave your notice? if not, then you could negotiate.
2006-07-20 16:58:56 · answer #10 · answered by fakemoonlandings 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋