Landlord threatening not to renew their rental license?

[Anonymous]

Precisely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landlords can decline to continue renting by allowing a rental license to expire. They are not indentured servants. They should give you appropriate notice.

What conflict of any kind have you had with them, as renters? What small or big things might they be unhappy about?

This is not true in DC. In DC it automatically goes month to
Month and you can’t kick out a tenant who has been paying rent etc unless the owner herself wants to move back in and even then you have to give ninety days notice.

[Anonymous]

As long as a landlord gives 60-90 day notice, they can do that. Or when the lease ends, they don’t have to renew.

There’s no law stating you have to rent your unit forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landlords can decline to continue renting by allowing a rental license to expire. They are not indentured servants. They should give you appropriate notice.

What conflict of any kind have you had with them, as renters? What small or big things might they be unhappy about?

This is not true in DC. In DC it automatically goes month to
Month and you can’t kick out a tenant who has been paying rent etc unless the owner herself [1] wants to move back in and even then you have to give ninety days [2] notice.

Nope.

1. There are other acceptable reasons, not just the one you listed as being the only one. Others include nonpayment of rent, significant damage to property, violations of lease agreement, decision to demolish property (or significant renovation), as well as using the home for immediate personal use.

2. In DC, a Notice to Quit usually requires a 30-day notice, but not always even that much under specific circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landlords can decline to continue renting by allowing a rental license to expire. They are not indentured servants. They should give you appropriate notice.

What conflict of any kind have you had with them, as renters? What small or big things might they be unhappy about?

This is not true in DC. In DC it automatically goes month to
Month and you can’t kick out a tenant who has been paying rent etc unless the owner herself [1] wants to move back in and even then you have to give ninety days [2] notice.

Nope.

1. There are other acceptable reasons, not just the one you listed as being the only one. Others include nonpayment of rent, significant damage to property, violations of lease agreement, decision to demolish property (or significant renovation), as well as using the home for immediate personal use.

2. In DC, a Notice to Quit usually requires a 30-day notice, but not always even that much under specific circumstances.

Look closer, smarty pants. She said you can't kick someone out "who has been paying rent etc." Clearly she meant a tenant complying with lease terms.

I'm a DC landlord. Basically if you have a tenant who is complying with the terms of the lease you can't kick them out unless you're planning on occupying the place yourself or significantly renovating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landlords can decline to continue renting by allowing a rental license to expire. They are not indentured servants. They should give you appropriate notice.

What conflict of any kind have you had with them, as renters? What small or big things might they be unhappy about?

This is not true in DC. In DC it automatically goes month to
Month and you can’t kick out a tenant who has been paying rent etc unless the owner herself [1] wants to move back in and even then you have to give ninety days [2] notice.

Nope.

1. There are other acceptable reasons, not just the one you listed as being the only one. Others include nonpayment of rent, significant damage to property, violations of lease agreement, decision to demolish property (or significant renovation), as well as using the home for immediate personal use.

2. In DC, a Notice to Quit usually requires a 30-day notice, but not always even that much under specific circumstances.

Look closer, smarty pants. She said you can't kick someone out "who has been paying rent etc." Clearly she meant a tenant complying with lease terms.

I'm a DC landlord. Basically if you have a tenant who is complying with the terms of the lease you can't kick them out unless you're planning on occupying the place yourself or significantly renovating.

Nice that you finally remembered renovation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This totally depends on where you live. In DC it is very hard to stop being a landlord if your tenants want to stay.

I moved back in to my house. Twice. You won't hold me and my property hostage.

You can do that, after the lease term is over. You can't break a 1-year lease 4 months in for that reason, assuimng the tenant is otherwise in good standing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landlords can decline to continue renting by allowing a rental license to expire. They are not indentured servants. They should give you appropriate notice.

What conflict of any kind have you had with them, as renters? What small or big things might they be unhappy about?

This is not true in DC. In DC it automatically goes month to
Month and you can’t kick out a tenant who has been paying rent etc unless the owner herself wants to move back in and even then you have to give ninety days notice.

In DC, there are other reasons the lease could terminate, like the landlord doing substantial renovations, converting it to a condo, or no longer renting it out to anyone. See page 14 of https://www.thelpa.com/Washington-DC-TenantGuide.pdf. Appropriate notice and some other rules would still apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landlords can decline to continue renting by allowing a rental license to expire. They are not indentured servants. They should give you appropriate notice.

What conflict of any kind have you had with them, as renters? What small or big things might they be unhappy about?

This is not true in DC. In DC it automatically goes month to
Month and you can’t kick out a tenant who has been paying rent etc unless the owner herself wants to move back in and even then you have to give ninety days notice.

In DC, there are other reasons the lease could terminate, like the landlord doing substantial renovations, converting it to a condo, or no longer renting it out to anyone. See page 14 of https://www.thelpa.com/Washington-DC-TenantGuide.pdf. Appropriate notice and some other rules would still apply.

You also can raise the rent at the end of the lease term if you are not subject to rent control. If you are a private LL with fewer than 4 properties and don't hold your properties in any type of corporation, then you are not subject to rent control. This means that as soon as lease expires you can offer your tenant a much higher rent thereby forcing them out unless they are some sort of protected tenant. With protected tenants you still can take your property from them if you are moving in yourself and won't be renting it out. You are still the owner and have at least SOME rights to it to use as you want.