Q: Signed an amendment to my lease for another year. Retracted before my 30 days notice. Am I still responsible?
It was time to renew. I wasnt unsure if I was going to. I signed an amendment for another year and submitted it. I emailed the property manager an hour later and told him to hold off. He said ok. This was turned in over a week before I needed to give notice. 2 days before my 30 days notice I told them I would no longer be staying. Now theyre saying Im responsible for 2 weeks of rent until the new tenant moves in.Because I signed the form and turned it in does that hold me responsible even though I told them same day to hold off?
A:
I have to assume you had a one-year lease. Also assume it expired October 30, 2016. Around Sept 23, you renewed for one year. That same day you canceled the renewal. Then around Sept 28, you gave notice that you would not be renewing. You would be responsible for rent up to the date of the expiration of your lease. Your lease may have some provisions governing non-renewal, and they would control. But many leases do not require notice of non-renewal. You gave that notice when you signed on for one year. It is assumed you will not renew unless you give the notice required by the lease.
The landlord is apparently interpreting your "Hold off" as putting a hold on the renewal, but did not cancel it. It really does not matter. You gave more than 30 days notice of non-renewal. What went on before does not matter.
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