Q: I want to move but my landlord is saying I have to pay rent for the next 30 days when I would have already left. Do I ?
I haven't signed or renewed my lease and it expired a year ago. I gave a verbal agreement of my desire to move out before my next monthly payment 30 days ago. I recently gave a written notice, my landlord is demanding I pay the next 30 days rent though I will no longer be on the premise. My lease only says that I would lose my deposit.
A: You are on a month to month lease, which requires 30 days written notice to terminate at the end of a month. If you gave written notice in February, it would take effect to terminate your lease on March 31, so you would have to pay rent for March, even if you move out sooner than March 31. If you don't pay, landlord could sue you, or could make an adverse entry on your credit record, lowering your credit score and making it difficult to rent from a landlord who checks.
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