I am apartment hunting now. I am aware that I must give written, 30 day's notice when I find a new place, not a problem. But what if my move out date happens to fall in between the 1st or end of the month? For example, if my move out date is April 12th, can my landlord make me pay for all of April's rent or just for the days in April that I occupy the apt? My original lease does not address this and only confirms the written notice part. If I don't have to pay the full rent, where can I look for reference so that I can present that to my shady, money hungry landlord who I'm sure will try to get every last penny out of me before I move. I live in NJ. Thanks all....
2007-02-24 16:09:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Your state law and lease will tell you specifics, but in most cases, you'll be responsible to pay for the full month in your final month of residence.
Why? Because as a monthly tenant the term of your lease is one month. Notice must be issued before the start of a term and runs through the end of a term. You can certainly negotiate with the landlord for a mid-month termination date provided your notice exceeds the minimum of 30 days. For example, if you gave notice on or before March 1 to leave April 12th, the landlord could agree to pro-rate rent - but may not be obligated to do so unless your landlord/tenant law says he must.
Most leases end at the end of a month. Most people are looking to move around that time. The landlord isn't being tricky or greedy. He's trying to make your turnover coincide with the time that someone else will be looking to rent. For him, it's a business decision and nothing more.
If your landlord was giving YOU notice instead of you giving notice to him - he'd have to play by the same rules. It works both ways.
2007-02-24 17:32:09 · answer #1 · answered by njc_flhtc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you will still most likely have to pay a full months rent for April. Most companies require that you turn in your notice to vacate by the rent due date that way you can avoid any confusion associated with the day you actually gave your 30 day notice. This way you give them your notice on the first when you actually pay rent for the month and you leave 30 days later.
2007-02-25 04:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by t25 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your contract states that a 30 day written notice is to be submitted prior to move out, then...do just that. If you are actually moving out in more than 30 days, then you should only have to pay the extra days you will be occupying the space that are past the day your rent is due. For instance: Your rent is due on March 3. You are giving your 30 day notice tomorrow, Feb. 25. In 30 days from tomorrow it will be March 27. Lets say you want to move out on April 12. Once again, rent is due on the 3rd of the month. You should only have to pay the remainder of March and the first twelve days of Aprils rent. I hope this makes sense. Landlords try to be tricky. Read over your contract and make sure you understand it well. Check on line for the landlord/tenant laws and print yourself a copy for the state of NJ. Good Luck!
2007-02-24 16:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by savvygirlmisskris 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you give him 30 days notice, you will only have to pay up to the last day of notice. If you move out before the 30 days you state to him, you will probably have to pay up until the last day you give in the letter. This gives him the opportunity to rent the place again. If you give him a date and leave earlier, he may not be able to rent it as soon and therefor loses income. He may be money hungry, but he also has the right to earn his rent.
2007-02-24 16:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by shes_apples 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your 30 days notice falls in the middle of the month, you would only pay rent to that date. The daily rent rate may be determined either by dividing your monthly rent by the actual number of days in the month, or by dividing it by a standard 30 days. In the latter case, if your partial month actually has 31 days, your landlord comes out ahead. Your lease should tell you how the partial month is figured.
2007-02-24 16:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by Brian G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the way your lease is written but most likely you have to pay a full months rent.
2007-02-24 16:17:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The landord has a property worth at least $70,000 dollars, and he is letting you have a benifit of it's use for rent and he is money hungry?
2007-02-24 16:26:10 · answer #7 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋