Lease ends in 2 months. Do I have to sign a new one?
CAdeepwater1 month ago
Original 12-month lease ends. Landlord pushing me to sign another 12-month. Can I go month-to-month instead?
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In most jurisdictions, if you don't sign a new lease and don't move out, the tenancy converts to month-to-month automatically — your lease usually has language saying so, and so does default state law. The landlord can't force you to sign a new fixed-term lease, but they CAN serve a non-renewal notice if just-cause protections don't apply. Pros of month-to-month: flexibility. Cons: rent can be raised more often (subject to caps), and you can be served a 30/60/90 day notice with no specific reason in non-just-cause units. Decide based on how stable you need to be and how stable the building is.
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