Is anyone familiar with rights for renters in Illinois? We are locked into a lease until August 30 of this year and it states we MUST give a 2- month notice of moving out. This has been nearly impossible, because most apartments don't know of their availability until 30 days before the move-in time. If I do not follow what the lease says and only offer them a 30-day notice upon moving out, what kind of legal issue could this cause, if any?
2007-05-18 04:42:54 · 4 answers · asked by Peach 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I think there is some misunderstanding about this... I DO plan to live out the entire lease. I am not trying to move out earlier. The problem is, they require 2 months notice of my move out date. I can't find any apartments who will know for sure 2 months ahead of time that something is available. They only require their tenants to give 30 days notice (unlike my apartment complex). What I want to know is - if I give 30 days notice instead of 60 days, will there be legal issues?
2007-05-18 06:30:16 · update #1
I am sure you could find some info on the IL state site if you really dug around, but my initial thought is they will just make you pay for 60 days past whatever date you tell them you are moving out. I think you could move out with 30 days notice but you'd have to still pay them for 30 days beyond that.
2007-05-18 08:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by JustHere4theBudLight 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First reread your lease. I think you have it wrong. The landlord has to give 60, you 30.
If it does say 60 and you move in 30 you need to pay the rent for the additional 30 days. He can't sue you for anything if you pay the rent. Nothing in the lease says you have to reside in the house.
2007-05-18 13:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any legal contract (which your lease is) trumps state law, as long as there is no illegality involved (which there is not). If you do not provide the 60-day notice, you will doubtless be held responsible for the two months' worth of rent which would accumulate AFTER you give the notice.
The time to observe these sorts of things is not when you are preparing to move out, but when you initially sign the lease agreement.
2007-05-18 11:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You may be stuck if the lease requirement is legal in your state. Go to your local tenants rights council or rent board and ask the question.
You may also try the local apartment association. www.yourpropertypath.com has a list: just type in apartment directory in the search at the left
2007-05-18 11:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋