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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"But if TOPA is removed and the lease is up anyway, what does it matter what the intent was? I can tell you to prepare to vacate in 90 days. My house, I want back for my purposes."
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In DC, unlike MD or VA, leases are never "up". [/b] You may certainly ask tenants to "vacate in 90 days" if you certify that you want to recover the property for personal use.  But if you make such a certification falsely (i.e., having some other intent), that is fraud.

Now, if you remove TOPA, I suppose tenants' incentive to sue for fraud might be slightly lower.  But people tend to react badly if they feel they have been treated as suckers...  And, if they do sue, it will likely take a year before the case is even heard--and in the meantime you would find it challenging to sell.[/quote]

What kind of nonsense is that. It's standard to sign a one year lease. Two years at the most. After which it goes month-to-month. So if your 1-year ended in February, you're now on a month-to-month basis which gives me the right to ask you to leave after a month is over. Though I will give the full 90 days as a courtesy. [/quote]

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