'Landlord is ignoring my notice to vacate': Woman deals with landlord who doesn't want to lose her

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Stephanie Harper
Jul 16, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

Breaking your lease can be a troublesome and frustrating issue to deal with when you're ready to move somewhere new. It gets even more confusing and complicated when you're trying to leave a lease that you've fully honored – but your landlord doesn't want to let you go. When a contracted lease ends, it means you're free to vacate after giving proper notice.

One Redditor explains that she gave notice to his landlord, but the landlord simply won't acknowledge it. Now, she fears she might end up with an eviction on her record since the landlord isn't giving her the green light to move out of the apartment. Instead of being able to make solid plans to find a more affordable place to live, OP is stuck dealing with difficulties her landlord is spewing. To make matters worse, the landlord renewed her lease to be month-to-month instead of just agreeing to let OP move out. Loads of insightful people responded with their thoughts in the thread.

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    Font - Landlord is ignoring my notice to vacate. What are my options? Living
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    Font - I emailed my landlord my notice to vacate, and even cited being unable to afford it. He came back saying he's going to renew my lease as a month-to-month lease. He's refusing any further communication on the subject. My lease ends in July.
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    Font - I really don't want an eviction on my record, and I don't see how month-to-month is supposed to be more affordable. Plus, I told him in no uncertain terms this is a notice to vacate. Is this normal? What are my options here?
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    Font - Lawyer here. Obligatory disclaimer: I'm not your lawyer, and this isn't legal advice. "Month-to-month" means you're no longer under a lease. A lease ends automatically at the end of the lease, unless both you and the landlord agree to renew the lease, or to continue as
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    Font - month-to-month, or if you stay at the place and the landlord continues to accept the rent you pay. Your tenancy converts from a lease to month-to-month automatically after a one-year lease if you stay in the place. If you vacate at the end of the lease term, that's the end of it.
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    Font - If you're under a lease, you can only vacate under certain circumstances. The lease protects both you and the landlord from the other giving notice to vacate before the lease term is over. If you're month-to-month, you can vacate after giving a full 30 days notice, and the landlord is required
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    Font - to return your security deposit within a few weeks after you vacate, minus any covered repairs. You can and should ask for an accounting of these items, and the landlord is required to give it to you also within a reasonable amount of time.
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    Font - In your case, just with the information you've shared, you can just give the landlord written notice of your intent to vacate at the end of your lease, and just leave by that date. Just read over the lease and make sure you're following its terms about notice/communication with landlord, and what you're
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    Font - responsible for when you leave the unit. If your lease ends July 31st, providing notice now is enough. You may want to send your landlord a certified letter (so you know he got it) laying out the facts and timeline of events (e.g., on xxx date I informed you yyy), and make it clear that you're giving him notice of your intent to vacate at
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    Font - the end of your lease term. Save a copy of the letter and a copy of the delivery confirmation (online and the green slip that's returned to you). If the property where you live is owned by a business entity, send a copy of the letter to the registered address for the business (you can do a search for any business for its registered address
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    Font - at the CA Secretary of State site). If you mail your rent check to another address, mail a copy there. If you know your landlord's residence address, send a copy there too. 148 Reply Share
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    Font - If you think he may be stupid enough to commit several felonies by signing your name to a contract without your consent, just document everything now. Take video clips of your moving out and leaving the place vacant and dropping off the keys. Likely
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    Font - nothing will happen, but if he is that stupid and he does sue you on a false claim of unpaid rent, you'd have several claims against him, and it most likely wouldn't end well for him. 60 Reply Share
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    Font - This is the most important advice in the thread. DOCUMENT. DOCUMENT. DOCUMENT. photos, videos, emails, texts, screenshots, HAVE EVERYTHING SAVED. 24 Reply Share
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    Font - Adding a third voice to say you need to document everything especially if your intuition is telling you that the landlord is sketchy. You need to have photographic proof of every move that you've made while moving out. Lots and lots of photos of how you leave the apartment so the landlord can't sue you for damages later.
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    Font - He absolutely cannot sign anything on your behalf. That is fraud and forgery. Do as the others said (lots of paper trail regarding notice), and while you're at it report them to the authorities for stating they commit fraud by signing for tenants. 15 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - Yes to all of this. Definitely send a certified letter including your intent to end the lease email, and keep copies of absolutely every interaction you've had with this landlord. I can't stress that enough. 3 Reply Share
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    Font - OP failed to indicate the operative date of her 'Notice to Vacate' and so perhaps it operates as a repudiation of the Lease that entitles the Landlord to treat the continued occupancy as a hold over tenancy? 1 Reply Share
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    Font - Lol you gave him a notice to vacate and he won't let you leave? The guy has no legal claim here, if you gave him the notice to vacate per your current lease agreement... You just vacate. And if he doesn't return your security deposit and follow up on the terms of the lease, you can then sue him.
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    Font - Paper trail (email trail) is your best friend of it goes to arbitration. You have written notice. Let him falsify a new lease. He doesn't have a leg to stand on. And get out of that building. 4 Reply Share
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    Font - As long as you have the documentation to back yourself up he has no leg to stand on. Edit. Everyone has already said the same. But ya landlords are chy. Sorry man. 41+ Reply Share
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