I was renting a room where i had signed no contract or lease. I moved out a few days before february and my rent was current. I left a notice explaining i was not comfortable there. They are saying i'm liable for the next months rent. Am I?
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curiousbean
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If you didn't sign a lease, or any other piece of paper stipulating that you would stay for a month, then no, you shouldn't be liable. If there are terms that state you need to rent by the month and you made a verbal agreement, then maybe they have a case.
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YES , You are required to give a 30 Day Notice in Writting that you are vacating . This gives the landlord time to advertise the place and not loose any income ...
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There was no verbal contract other than I would pay for whatever months i was there and clean the room before I left. Under tenant's rights for AZ it states the place must be peaceful, they failed to abide in that area.
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Yes. When you rent a house/room with no written lease, there is a month-to-month (or period-to-period) tenancy created by operation of law. The technical name for this is a "periodic tenancy." In order to terminate a periodic tenancy, you must give notice equivalent to the rental period (or 30 days in some states). Thus, if you rented the room for one month, then you need to give at least 30 days notice to vacate. Note: In most states the notice must be for a "natural rental period." For example, if you rented a room starting January 1, 2009 and pay all rent on time, and give notice on February 15, 2009 that you will be vacating. You still owe rent through the end of March, even though your 30 days will expire on March 15.
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