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Most renters have a lease agreement with their landlord, stating the terms of their rental. This may be a fixed-term lease, lasting usually one year or six months, or it may be a periodic tenancy lease, such as month-to-month. If a fixed-term lease is approaching the end of its tenancy and is about to expire, the landlord must give proper notice to the tenant if they do not wish to renew the lease and would like the tenants to move. If the tenant has been in the property for over a year, the landlord must give a 60-day expiration of lease notice. If the tenant has lived in the unit for less than one year, then only a 30-day expiration of lease notice is required. Similarly, if the tenant is on a month-to-month lease, the landlord can also choose to evict the tenant and not continue their month-to-month lease with either a 30-day or 60-day expiration of lease notice as per the requirements above.
When a lease is ending, the tenant has a choice as to whether or not (s)he wants to renew the lease and stay in the unit. Similarly, the landlord also can decide if (s)he wants to renew the lease or evict the tenant. The landlord must then give the tenant an expiration of lease notice so the tenant can prepare to move and make other arrangements. However, if the tenant breaks any terms of the rental contract and/or stays past their expired lease without making prior arrangements to renew the lease, the landlord can evict the tenant promptly without an expiration of lease notice.
If your lease is going to expire in the near future, a landlord-tenant law attorney can explain your options and help you decide what to do next. If you have been given an expiration of lease notice, you will have to either move out completely and hand in your keys by the end of the lease, or make arrangements with your landlord to renew the lease. A lawyer can help you in either scenario, and will make sure the arrangements are properly conveyed to your landlord so that you do not run into any trouble. If you stay beyond the lease expiration date, and had been served an expiration of lease notice, the landlord will likely start the eviction process on you. An attorney is your best chance at getting the eviction withdrawn so it does not end up on your record and does not leave you homeless.
If you have not been served an expiration of lease notice, and are not sure what you need to do when your lease ends, a qualified landlord-tenant law lawyer will help you through the next steps and will ensure your rights as a tenant are protected.
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