I am in a month to month lease and need help.

[hosnatcher]

I gave my 30 day notice on the 3rd of Feb. but the place I was going to move into fell through. I was planning on telling my apartment manager tomorrow that we are going to need to stay an additional 30 days. But I don't trust my apartment manager or the group that owns the apartments and I get the feeling they are going to try and spike the rent up $100-$200 more to stay an extra month.

Has anybody had any experience extending their stay on a month to month lease after giving your 30 day notice?

 

[FullyEclipsed]

You need to go down there fast. Yes they can charge you whatever they want but in a case I had years ago they rented the place away before I could say something.

 

[Enfuego]

You need to go down there fast. Yes they can charge you whatever they want but in a case I had years ago they rented the place away before I could say something.

Good advice here. Go talk to him and ask him to help you out a bit.

 

[LEYKIS101]

I've done it before, but that was around 10 yrs ago. It all depends on the landlord or mgmt company and how much demand there is for the unit you're currently in. I'd say it doesn't hurt to ask. Just keep looking for something else in the time being in case they do ask for more $ or just deny the extension. It sounds like many places are having trouble keeping units occupied, so maybe you'll be ok.

Is this the same place with the bad a/c? I think that was you that posted that during the hot months last summer.

Good luck

 

[quantumleap]

I gave a 30-day notice and then had my job contract extended 3 months. So I went to the office to see if I could continue month-to-month. They said sure and didn't charge me any more.

 

[Porcupine]

You need to go down there fast. Yes they can charge you whatever they want but in a case I had years ago they rented the place away before I could say something.

This happened to me as well. Places I was going to move didn't work out, and they rented my place after I gave notice, but before I could "take it back"

 

[wiskers1]

if it isn't already rented out they will let you pay another month before they would leave it empty and get no money

 

[sean1]

In this economy, they should be happy to keep the rent the same.

If push comes to shove, depending on which state you are in, you can refuse to leave and tell them to evict you. Most states require court to do this and it will take well over a month. Others dont

 

[djmatt]

In this economy, they should be happy to keep the rent the same.

If push comes to shove, depending on which state you are in, you can refuse to leave and tell them to evict you. Most states require court to do this and it will take well over a month. Others dont

Sean1 is correct. Look at other places and find comfort in where you're staying currently

 

[CoolBreeze22]

paying $200 extra is a helluva alot better than having to move all of your stuff twice.

 

[hosnatcher]

I've done it before, but that was around 10 yrs ago. It all depends on the landlord or mgmt company and how much demand there is for the unit you're currently in. I'd say it doesn't hurt to ask. Just keep looking for something else in the time being in case they do ask for more $ or just deny the extension. It sounds like many places are having trouble keeping units occupied, so maybe you'll be ok.

Is this the same place with the bad a/c? I think that was you that posted that during the hot months last summer.

Good luck

Yeah that's me. This housing market is causing people to make crazy and stupid situations. When I first started looking in January for a home to rent every place we went to didn't want to wait 30 days for us to give a notice so that cut our options short. So I found a place over the super bowl weekend and prior to me filling out an application I talked to the manager at the potential home rental and told him I was interested in the place but wanted to make sure they were going to fix a few things prior to anybody moving in and they said yes no problem. So I pay the application fee, got approved and gave my notice. Then he starts back pedaling saying that the bank that owns the home is being taken over by Capitol One and they can't get authorizations for maintenance and upgrades to the home. So I said forget it then, because I can just imagine how things would be once I actually pay a security deposit and sign a lease.

Then just this past weekend I found a place which was originally a 3 bedroom home that the original owner added on a 2nd story to make it a 6 bedroom home. It looks like it used to be a rental to a group of college kids or something. Well it has been vacant since Sept 08 and the owner is asking for $2395 a month. I spoke to the property management company and offered them $2200 on a 1 year lease and $2100 on a 2 year lease and that I can move in next Thursday. Well the owner declined it. I still can't understand the logic in declining my offer. The best case scenario is he finds a tenant to rent the place in April at $2395 a month, which is the same dollar for dollar of me renting it $2200 a month earlier.

 

[LEYKIS101]

Do you absolutely need to rent in Anaheim or are you looking for other cities too? Can you afford to buy anything that suits your needs? I've seen some pretty good deals on homes and condos for sale in places like: Lakewood, Long Beach, Downey, Whittier, Cypress, and Bellflower.

I say this because if you can afford $2200 a month for a payment you likely can afford at least a 2-3 bd condo or house in the above areas.

 

[joeyfitzclick]

The 30 days notice notice starts from the 1st day of the following month, in this case March 1st, so legally you have the place rented through the end of March.

Just FYI

 

[hosnatcher]

Do you absolutely need to rent in Anaheim or are you looking for other cities too? Can you afford to buy anything that suits your needs? I've seen some pretty good deals on homes and condos for sale in places like: Lakewood, Long Beach, Downey, Whittier, Cypress, and Bellflower.

I say this because if you can afford $2200 a month for a payment you likely can afford at least a 2-3 bd condo or house in the above areas.

I am looking in Anaheim, Orange, Placentia and Tustin. I am only interested in renting. I can't be convinced to buy yet. I only see disadvantages in buying a home.

1)Lets see you buy a home and drain your savings for a down payment and closing costs.

2)Then you spend the first 15-20 years paying a mortgage that pretty much goes to pay the interest on the money you borrowed.

3)Of course during that time your house rises a little bit in value so you borrow on that money to fix up the house and pay off the cars and buy some luxury items.

4)Then you can't afford to pay the mortgage anymore and you lose your home and ruin your chances of ever buying another home in your lifetime again.

5)What to do next you go and rent another home that will cost you the same amount per month as the one you just bought only difference is it belongs to somebody else.

I keep hearing people say when you rent you are paying the owners property tax and interest rate and at least when you own you can write some of that of on your taxes. But I see it as a push at best and a lost at worse. Lets say you own a place and your property tax is $10,000 and when you do your taxes you get 30% of that back. That means you get $3000 back a year for owning your own home but are responsible for your own repairs and replacements, optional gardener/pool cleaner and if you live in a good uptight neighborhood association fees.

Maybe I am stupid but I just haven't been convinced to buy a home yet. I challenge somebody to change my thought process and convince me.

 

[hosnatcher]

The 30 days notice notice starts from the 1st day of the following month, in this case March 1st, so legally you have the place rented through the end of March.

Just FYI

How do you figure that if I gave my 30 day notice on Feb. 3rd. I didn't pay first and last month when I moved in so when I paid my rent on Feb. 1st that was to cover me for the month of Feb.

 

[joeyfitzclick]

You gave notice on Frbruary 3rd.

By law the 30 days begins on the first day of the following month, in this case March 1st.

30 days later is defined as the last day of that month, in this case March 31st.

 

[hosnatcher]

You gave notice on Frbruary 3rd.

By law the 30 days begins on the first day of the following month, in this case March 1st.

30 days later is defined as the last day of that month, in this case March 31st.

So If I got a 30 day eviction notice on Feb. 3rd then I wouldn't need to leave until March 31st?

 

[joeyfitzclick]

" Tenants wishing to give notice to vacate must do so in writing. Most leases require a thirty (30) day notice which must be received in our office not later than the first day of the month (or the rent due date). Notices must specify that the Tenant will vacate not later than the last day of the month. Example: to vacate by June 30th, the notice must be in our office by June 1st at 5:00 PM and must state that the Tenant will vacate by midnight, June 30th."

Here an exert from a sample lease.

You were 3 days late to give norice for February and so the 30 days notice will begin on the first day of the following month.

 

[joeyfitzclick]

So If I got a 30 day eviction notice on Feb. 3rd then I wouldn't need to leave until March 31st?

Eviction and 30 days notice to vacate are two entirely different things.

 

[joeyfitzclick]

I was quoting standard RI landlord/tenant law as I know it to be but it appears California is different so disregard my posts.

You can give the landlord notice any time during the rental period, but you must pay full rent during the period covered by the notice. For example, say you have a month-to-month rental agreement, and pay rent on the first day of each month. You could give notice any time during the month (for example, on the tenth). Then, you could leave 30 days later (on the tenth of the following month, or earlier if you chose to). But you would have to pay rent for the first 10 days of the next month whether you stay for those 10 days or move earlier. (EXCEPTION: You would not have to pay rent for the entire 10 days if you left earlier, and the landlord rented the unit to another tenant during the 10 days, and the new tenant paid rent for all or part of the 10 days.)