Landlord asks Tenants with Mon 2 mon lease to leave?

Question

.My landlord called my husband and asked us to move out at the end of the month because he found another renter that was willing to pay him an extra $200 a month for rent. We had months previously agreed to a Month 2 Month lease and both parties signed and agreed to the terms. On the lease it states that we have a Month to Month lease until Feb 08 for a set rent amount. Is he allowed to end this signed agreement because he feels he can get more money from someone else? If so, it doesn't leave anyone feeling safe with a signed agreement if he is able to just have his tenants out as he sees fit.

Answer 1

The landlord can evict you for anything on a month 2 month. You can try to fight it but you will wind up having to pay court costs on top of the moving expenses you are now going to have to come up with.

Answer 2

First off your landlord is an *******!!!
he CANNOT just CALL and say be out by the end of the month!!!
Now, with a month to month lease
You or the landlord can break it by giving the other party a 30 day notice in writing

if the lease states month to month untill Feb '08 it is still the same ....either party can terminate the agreement by notifying the other party....and they will have 30 days to leave the apartment
even if you had NO SIGNED agreement,and you had proof that you paid rent for that place, they still have to give you time to get out
the worst case is if you aren't out by the time this guy says .....he still has to take you to court to get you out.....which will take a while.... sometimes up to 6 months
if he pad locks the door in the month that you already paid for this is illegal!!!
if he does it after your monthly time is up and he has no proof that there was an court order/agreement signed by you and him that states that you had to vacate ....this is still illegal

he should not be able to terminate the agreement(month to month until feb '08)just because he has another renter that will pay more
he can, however ,get you out, under this agreement if he NEEDS/PROVES that it is needed for a family member of his to live in..........still has to give written 30 day notice

after all this you can still stay if you can prove to court that you are actively seeking but have not found another place yet

my advice is, GET OUT as soon as possible!!! because this guy, is going to keep trying to pull something till get you out.
He wants you gone for his own reasons and will use any excuse to do so!

Answer 3

The lease benefits both parties. The landlord and you. You should have the right to give 30 days notice and leave. but, on the other side of the coin, so can he. He has found higher paying tenants, so it is obvious what he is doing, making an extra 2400 a yr. You can't hardly fault him for that. You may not like it, but what can you do?

Month to month gives rights to both. Like another answer said, check the clause about giving notice some are 30 and some are 60 or 90 days. That is your only hope to stay a little longer. Bottom line is, you better be looking for another place.

Who knows maybe you'll like the new place even better.

Good luck

Answer 4

I am not quite sure I totally understand what you mean. Does this mean that until February 2008 the landlord have the option of just kicking you out at the end of the month or do you have a normal standard lease where you pay every month until February of 08? If it is just a normal lease, he cannot kick you out. In NYC, it is very common for landlords to agree to pay you a couple of thousand to get you out. However, is this a slick landlord that made you sign a lease where HE had the option of booting you out at the end of every month until 08? If that is the case then he might be unscrupulous but he didn't do anything illegal. Definately consult with a real estate attorney to see if this is the case.

Answer 5

Month to month is just that--each and every month either you or the landlord has the right to terminate the lease for any reason. The signed contract says exactly that--it will go until the February, 2008 end date under exactly those conditions. You can always opt not to sign a month to month lease, but that commits you and the landlord to the terms with no easy out, for the full term of the lease.

Answer 6

The primary issue here is not about whether it is a 'month-to-month' lease. The issue here is whether there is a clause which states the period of notice to be given by either party if any of the party wishes to terminate the agreement.

Read up that clause, if any. In the absence of such clause, you may want to take up the matter with the Small Claim Tribunal located within Subordinate Courts, Singapore. They are now dealing with tenancy dispute. No harm making enquiries there.

Answer 7

I'm sorry, I don't understand. You have a month to month lease--that means you can stay there for 1 month at a time, with so much a month for the rent. That rent amount will remain the same until February 2008, when the amount can be reopened. Unfortunately, month-to-month is month-to-month. He's the one with protection. I'm sorry, I think he's within his rights, unethical as it is.

Answer 8

It sounds illegal but not sure. A lot depends on where you live, people can't answer this w/out knowing your location. Although you have a contract, it's possible that your county has rent control laws that do no allow a landlord to increase the rent, or over a certain figure, without the approval of the city and county.

Answer 9

It is a month to month. He doesn't need a reason, you agreed to this. Every month you both decide if you will continue. He decided he would not.

Answer 10

If it's month to month, he can give you a 30 day notice. It needs to be in writing.