Because if we did not renew the lease, or give 30 days notice that we were leaving, the lease would have changed to a month-to-month agreement (this was specified in the lease). By the time we realized this the lease was almost up. We could have then given our 30 day notice to move out but we...
The lease was for one year, it was to change to month-to-month only if we failed to give notice to renew or move out within 30 days of the end of the lease. We did pay the last month's rent of the lease.
All four of us were on the original lease. Actually how it turned out is that you are right, B did not have the ability to sign the lease renewal on his own. What made the renewal lease final was the roommate removal forms. Unfortunately, if we were to not sign the forms, the lease would become...
My jurisdiction is: California, not rent-controlled
Hello,
I currently am living in an apartment with me and three roommates. Our lease ends in the next couple of weeks, at which point three of us will be moving out, leaving one behind (let's call him B). This has been known for at least a...