My lease for my apt. is up this week, it is not stated in the lease for renewal. It is only verbally that my landlord told me. do I have to sign another lease? My neighbor lease was up and she went month to month. if hers is M to M why can't mine be?
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zeke7934
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I am not sure exactly how all this works, though I doubt it is a sexist thing. Maybe there is something you are missing or are not telling that makes your neighbor's case unique from your own, gender aside.
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I would encourage you to do two things...double check your written lease and see what it says happens upon the original lease ending...it may state in writing that your rental converts to a month to month, despite what your landlord verbally expresses to you. It may also be that the landlord considers you such a jewel of a tenant that they want to "lock you in" for another full year. NEXT I would check and see if there is a Landlord/Tenant Hotline available in your area that you can call and present this situation to. It may be quite illegal and that would help your case. Lastly, I would speak to your Landlord (after finding out the legal facts for YOUR state/city) and ask why they are insisting upon you signing a full lease when the other tenant is not required to do so. Seems pretty nasty to me, I would do that to any Tenant, especially a great one like you!
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I don't think that he's discriminating at all, you sound like a dream tenant. All you can do is check your original lease and see what the verbiage on the end of your original lease is.If it's not written it means that it's negotiable and your landlord would probably rather have you as a tenant on a month to month than not at all.
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Clearly you are a perfect tenant and your landlord is no dummy. If he signs you for another year, he gets a great tenant for another year. If he allows you to go month-to-month, he may lose a good tenant. Check you lease. Usually landlords protect themselves with a six month or one year clause. Your neighbor is probably a poor tenant and the landlord doesn't mind losing her and is willing to keep her on month-to-month.
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The renter may rent under whatever terms agreed upon as long as they are legal. Renters make the most money when ALL of their units are rented out. Hence the contracts with all their clauses. Renters can plan, advertise, and rent their units more efficiently this way, not to mention perform needed maintenance between occupancies. Renters who go month-by-month typically pay a higher rent because the renter never knows for sure when the renter will leave, which introduces uncertainties in the renter's ability to keep as many of his units rented out as he can.
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Why don't you ask the landlord directly? If you don't agree to terms you better leave. My lease calls for a triple holdover penalty. If you don't leave at the end of the agreement it converts to m2m at three times the normal rate.
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