How long legally do you have to move out?

Question

I'll try to make this short. We were buying a house to rent, with no contract, only receipts saying the balance. The owner kept saying he would get a contract but never did. We have no contract or lease. Anyway he raised the rent from 400.00 to 500.00 and said if we can't afford it to move out. So we are moving out. How long legally do we have to move out? We live in Illinois. No eviction notice either, not as of yet. He will also keep our deposit. Can anyone tell me how long? Thank-you...Dianne

No we haven't paid Octobers rent cause we had to pay at the house we found.

It was all just him mouth to mouth.

Answer 1

He needs to give you a letter saying you need to be moved out by a certain day it is usually 30 days ...I just can't believe your rent is only $400. here in Los Angeles a 1-bedroom goes for $1000.=house... apts $800-900. wow !

Answer 2

When you first signed your lease OR rental agreement there would have been a section stating how long before he is allowed to take action, if this wasn't included in your rental agreement fair housing state that you recieve 30 days to vacate. As for your deposit you can almost consider that gone, most sleazeball landlords find some reason to keep it and although your chances are good that if you fight it in court you will win, he will never pay you anyway. Although in any renters situation you have the power torecord repairs that he hasn't made that could or couldn't endanger life or limb and have the property inspected, at the very least the property could be shut down preventing him from renting out the property to a future tennant.

Answer 3

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Can't say about your area generally, but here in California, if he accepts *any* rent after serving you 30 days notice, even one cent, then the clock starts all over again and he will have to give you notice again.

But if you think you have a verbal contract to buy the house. or you think you might find "the deposit" in dispute, I am sure a letter from an attorney will swing things your way.

Might be the best $150 or so you ever spent. Look i nyour yellow pages.

Answer 4

Hi,

Since you have no lease you are a month to month tenant, which means you have a month to move.

If you moved in on lets say the 15th of one month, then your tenancy goes from the 15th to the 15th.

Also, if you leave the house in the same condition as you found it and since it was the landlord who stated that you move, you are entitled to your security deposit.

What you should do is have the landlord go through the house with you to make sure he finds everything okay. Before he gets there you should take pictures of the house with the current days newspaper.

Then ask for security deposit back.

Answer 5

Mate, I dunno what the law is in the states, but this would definitely not be legal in the UK. It's outrageous that your landlord can keep your deposit and arbitrarily just raise your rent, then tell you to get out. I'm sorry I don't know US law on these things, but surely you must have some come back? In the UK we have something called the Citizens Advice Bureau, specifically set up to give advice on something like this, for free. Is there nothing similar where you live?

Answer 6

Prob 30 days

Answer 7

As long as you keep paying and he hasn't evicted you, you have forever to move out.

Once he evicts you, you generally have 30 days in most states.

Answer 8

It sounds month to month so he only has to give you a written 30 day notice.