Q: My landlord & I verbally agreed on the terms for our lease renewal in July,they refuse send a lease & claim holdover
We've tried since July to get them to send us a signed Lease, but they never answer. They're never available for phone calls and claim were holdover tenants now. They posted an eviction notice this month and said our CDC Declaration doesn't apply. We've called, emailed & Texted them with short rude replies. We've been honoring the terms of our verbal renewal agreement since July. What can we do? Btw, we have now paid up through Jan, 2021 and owe nothing atm.
A: Now that you know that they don't want you as a tenant, why would you want to stay? I'd give them notice and move. Its going to cost you more to fight this with an attorney; although consulting a LL/tenant attorney may not be a bad idea.
Bruce Alexander Minnick agrees with this answer
A:
Remember this ancient rule of law for the rest of your life:
You MUST get EVERYTHING in writing whenever talking to anyone about any real property (land and buildings).
This means that the verbal promise your landlord made way back in July to give you a new lease is unenforceable.
Moreover, the CDC's extraordinary "moratorium" is set to expire very soon, which means you cannot stay there very much longer even in the Army comes to town to try to help you stay.
Final advice: Move.
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