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While Gail will most likely have state specific information... Did the lease mention that if not renewed the lease would return to a yearly term? If not, the lease as you mention would become a month to month agreement. Typically for a m2m lease, you need to provide 30 days notice. Did...

The salesperson offered to change the lease to a 6 month lease, but you were not willing to wait a day. It doesn't seem to me like the salesperson did anything wrong and your eagerness to save a day has cost you 6 months.

Yes he did live there a year and a half ago...for a few months and then moved to Michigan. Skip to today, months after he has moved out she is looking for money..I'm guessing because she's no longer receiving work. comp. Either way, I thank you for your two cents. The point of the post was...

Thank you moral compass. My brother in law was only there a few months. I did however leave out legally irrelevant facts, such as: that he cooked, cleaned, and took care of 3 dogs and his two younger cousins for the duration because the mother is alcoholic (DYFS and the SPCA have been called on...

She is not claiming that terms were discussed. She is just trying to squeeze money out of anything that moves. Thanks Gail. I have been a daily reader of this forum since last year when I had landlord issues and you really go above and beyond to help people in this venue.

New Jersey: About a year and half ago brother in law didn’t have a place to live. His aunt said he could stay with her. No rent or money was ever discussed nor did it change hands. Skip to today, she is now trying to say that he owes her back rent and utilities. Would he be considered a...

Accident occurred in New Jersey - This morning I was the vicitm of a hit and run involving a tractor trailer. I was not injured, however my car was not drivable. I was not able to obtain any license number or truck information. I carry the state minimum insurance and therefore do not have...

You would be in essence replacing her. As of right now she is responsible for her portion of the rent as she is on the lease, whether she responds or not. What are the provisions of the lease regarding breaking the lease? If there are none, then typically the tenant would be responsible for...

If you wish to add someone to the lease, all parties would have to agree. If the original roomate agrees and is taken off the lease, she is not responsible.

Your poor decision making would be the cause of your depression not the landlord.

You should pro-rate the rooms by square foot.

You could have him arrested for drug possession/use. That would get him out of the house.

NEW UPDATE: So I went ahead and showed the apartment, had potential tenants fill out applications and sent it to my landlord. One of them emailed me last night, saying that they are renting the apartment and thanking me for helping them. Needless to say, my landlord has yet to let me know...

UPDATE: I live in NJ. Ok the original post was a lot of information. So let me summarize where I am at. I am moving out 2 months early. I gave my landlord more than 2 months notice. There is no language in the lease about early termination. My landlord is saying we can't leave until there is a...