Q: Without a written lease on a commercial prop. can the actual lessor come after you after giving verbal notice 15 days b4
I was subleasing a space from the actual lessor. They have a written 2 year lease with the property owners. I am not on any written lease but did have a verbal agreement to pay them each month via check for the office as long as I was using it. I gave a verbal 15 day notice. They seemed normal about it at first then things became hostile. I stopped responding and speaking to the individual after each conversation became verbally abusive and they kept making threats. They now are sending me emails saying that our verbal agreement was for the entire two year lease span that they signed which is not what was agreed to and threatening to "Take Action". The original terms were very loose and I agreed to rent the space as long as I could afford to do so, which is now no longer the case. Should I take any action or be concerned? I am not sure they have much to go on since nothing was ever provided in writing. Thank you for your help.
A: Good luck to them; likely blowing smoke if they have nothing in writing stating that.
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