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Parallax34 t1_jdw1ri5 wrote

There should not be anything illegal about this request, yes they can request this. However until you sign your new lease this 4mo would just be a verbal understanding that would not be otherwise enforceable outside of the notice requirements of the current lease.

They are likely being conservative and want to make sure they have enough time to find a new tennant if you`re not planning on staying. I do understand why this would be annoying, but it's also a good idea for all involved to plan ahead.

I expect most tennant's typically know 4 mo in advance if they intend to stay in the same place, barring the unexpected, and if they don't it's probably a good motivation to think about what you want to do.

Much much worse are the landlords who tell you a few days before your new lease that your rents going up 🤷. Or conversely the tenants that give landlords very little notice that they aren't renewing their lease.

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PakkyT t1_jdw9hk1 wrote

>Much much worse are the landlords who tell you a few days before your new lease that your rents going up 🤷. Or conversely the tenants that give landlords very little notice that they aren't renewing their lease.

But in both those cases both parties have at least 30 more days to decide what to do, legally speaking that is.

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Parallax34 t1_jdwwcb6 wrote

If a tenant's lease is up and they don't tell the landlord they are leaving until right before I think the only practical recourse would be withholding security deposit, but these days that happens so often for little to no reason at all it's unclear that would be any different.

As to raising rent at the end of lease, technically 30 days notice is required but I certainly have been in situations where landlords regularly did not honor this. You could push back and best case get a month of cheaper rent but at the risk it just turning into a notice to quite. But ultimately it comes down to weather or not you want to stay and the cost and hastle of moving even with 30 days is significant.

I would much prefer ops situation of being told 4 mo ahead what the new terms will be.

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