Q: My lease ends on/is paid through 6/30/18. Landlord is telling me to leave early so he can clean. What are my rights
Rent is paid through 6/30/18. He doesn't want to prorate for the days that he needs to clean. He says that this is within the language below.
TENANT'S OBLIGATIONS UPON VACATING PREMISES. Upon termination of agreement, Tenant shall: (i) give Landlord all copies of all keys or opening devices to Premises, including any common areas; (ii) vacate Premises and surrender it to Landlord empty of all persons and personal property; (iii) vacate all parking and storage spaces; (iv) deliver Premises to Landlord in the same condition as referenced in paragraph 11; (v) clean Premises; (vi) give written notice to Landlord of Tenant's forwarding address; and, (vii) All improvements installed by Tenant, with or without Landlord's consent, become the property of Landlord upon termination. Landlord may nevertheless require Tenant to remove any such improvement that did not exist at the time possession was made available to Tenant.
A: Your landlord is incorrect. The obligation to clean the premises is your obligation not to hire landlords. if your landlord wishes for you to vacate so he may assume the cleaning obligation then you need to amend the lease to reflect this. Otherwise you can remain on the premises through the last day of the lease term. If you do not wish to clean the apartment I would negotiate with your landlord and vacate early in exchange for being released of the cleaning obligation.
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