Feeling pressured into signing a new lease/what's my rights?
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Anonymous
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Hello,
Apartment renter from a large national corporation (not a personal condo owner) who's feeling very much pressured into signing a new lease right now 90 days before my lease term is up. They're hounding me but I don't know that I want to stay, however finding places is very hard right now. They said I have to give them 60 days notice to vacate, however state law says I only have to give 30 days notice to vacate. They are saying if I don't sign right now it will revert to month to month at a ridiculous $$$$ amount. How can an "expired" lease "revert" to anything? What happens if I give them the keys and everything back on the last day of my lease? How can anything revert if nothing is signed? Also, if I gave the 60 days or 30 days notice and can't find a place I will be homeless I guess. Any information appreciated. |
Anonymous
| It depends on where you are located. |
Anonymous
| Read the lease you signed - it should address this. |
Anonymous
| What county is this so that we can point you to the correct local office? |
Anonymous
Maybe, but state law and local law override lease terms. If you're concerned talk to a tenant advocate or a lawyer. Sometimes unenforceable terms are inserted into leases by landlords, even corporate landlords |
Anonymous
Have you seen an apartment lease recently? No this is often not covered. Furthermore they're often written in a way a average person can't dicern without year one of law school. |
Anonymous
Every lease I ever signed in the DMV addressed this. It's the most basic of terms. OP's inability to read what she signed isn't something to blame the landlord on. However, we are all just speculating without knowing what the terms of her lease are. OP. if you don't want to move, why would you not sign a new lease? |
Anonymous
Locally generally speaking, does VA., MD or DC state law override lease laws? |
Anonymous
Well that's embarrassing for you, "OP's inability to read," then says, "OP. if you don't want to move" clearly not reading the original post. Insults then pulls the same move. Nice. |
Anonymous
+1 a good portion of my 28 page lease is hard to understand. |
Anonymous
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Decided fast if you are moving or staying.
They want to know so they can start advertising it for new tenants. Read your lease agreement about how many days it says to give a notice. You can call or ask the office where in the lease it mentions about how many days in advance you have to give notice. The month to month lease is after your lease expires. |
Anonymous
| I’ve leased in DC and Montgomery County, reviewed relatives’ leases in NYC, they all address this. I won’t dispute that it’s sometimes hard to understand what it means, but get a friend to read it with you or find the nearest tenant advocate office and have them explain what your current lease says. A large corporation is unlikely to be in violation of local rental laws. |
Anonymous
| It's 60 days notice to end a lease, and 30 days notice to change any terms of a month to month. You can sit on it for another 30 days if you want some more time to think about it. |
Anonymous
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What state law are you referring to? Maryland and Virginia require 60 days notice. If you don’t notify them that you plan to stay, expect a nonrenewal notice just prior to 60 days.
I have no idea about DC. They are the Wild West. |
Anonymous
| Not signing is your right. |