Is this legal? (Landlord/Renter issue)

[Emveach]

I moved out of my last apartment when my lease was up. It was ending on Feb 28. I informed the office on Feb 1st that I would not be resigning. They told me I had to give them 45 days notice. My moveout day stayed the same, and I was out by Feb 25.

Yesterday I receive a bill stating that I owed them for rent from March 1-14, as well as a late fee for not paying rent on time.

Can they bill me for rent during a time when I was no longer under a lease or even living at the apartment? (Takes place in Ohio, if thats needed.)

 

[BigJ]

What does it state in your contract?

 

[axelfox]

What does your lease say?

 

[StageLeft]

Hmm, what does your contract say?

 

[spacelord]

They might have a clause in the lease about automatic month-to-month after lease expires..
Of course I would assume that if my lease was done on a certain day, I was no longer liable after that...

 

[broon]

What does it state in your contract?

What does your lease say?

Hmm, what does your contract say?

 

[FoBoT]

probably. if you didn't give proper notice, then you screwed up. read your lease

 

[BlueWeasel]

I'm not sure exactly what my lease says, but I think it says you must give them XX days notice regardless of when the lease expires. If it says nothing about that, then you could tell them one day before your lease expires that you are moving out.

 

[Vette73]

also what state? I know NC has a 1 full month notice clause for renters, but may be different from state to state.

 

[FlyLice]

It doesn't matter what the contract says. Check Ohio law and see how many days you're suppose to give notice. I would imagine it's 30 days...45 just sounds too oddball.

 

[FlyLice]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
probably. if you didn't give proper notice, then you screwed up. read your lease

lease doesn't mean sht if it's illegal.

 

[CptObvious]

I don't know the law in OH but in FL, landlords are allowed to require notice before vacating, provided it isn't over 60 days.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: spacelord
They might have a clause in the lease about automatic month-to-month after lease expires..
Of course I would assume that if my lease was done on a certain day, I was no longer liable after that...

thats what i am thinking.

 

[halik]

If the tenant rents month-to-month, either the tenant or landlord can end the tenancy by giving notice 30 days before the rent is due.

linky

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: halik

If the tenant rents month-to-month, either the tenant or landlord can end the tenancy by giving notice 30 days before the rent is due.

linky

If the tenant is under a written lease for a term greater than one month, the lease ends at the end date of the lease, unless the lease states the lease will continue. Rent cannot be raised during the term of the lease.

Of course this leads us back to the first question - what does the lease say?

 

[CptObvious]

n/m, Jzero said it first

 

[daveymark]

what does the lease say?

 

[Joemonkey]

hey i know no one has asked yet, but

what does the lease say?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Out of the box thought for the day: what does your lease say?

 

[DaWhim]

does the lease say the lease will automatically renewed?

for most leases, you have to renew the lease every year. you can do whatever you want upon the lease expired.

 

[Yossarian]

:music: p-lease re-lease me, let me go :music:

p.s. even if it's only 30 days you're still screwed because you only gave them 27 days notice.

 

[lancestorm]

Hey I was wondering, what does your lease say?

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: FlyLice

Originally posted by: FoBoT
probably. if you didn't give proper notice, then you screwed up. read your lease

lease doesn't mean sht if it's illegal.

Just because the legal minimum is 30 days, doesn't mean a legally binding contract couldn't require otherwise.

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Hmm, what does your contract say?

 

[Emveach]

My lease says: That I have to give 1 month notice. It doesn't say any day amount. It's not my fault that Feb only has 28 days. The 45 days was told to me verbally by the managers office. A month-tomonth plan was offered after my first year there, but they said it was a different contract that I had to sign for, not an automatic contract that begins when the current lease expires. It's also not set up for auto renewal of my 1 year lease. I had to resign every year.