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- From: carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Landlord not renewing lease ... legal implications
- Message-ID: <CARL.92Nov6175919@atlantis.Cayman.COM>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 22:59:19 GMT
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- In-reply-to: henry@ADS.COM's message of 2 Nov 92 09:32:49 GMT
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- >-> .... Normally, in any civilized part of the
- >-> world, the Tenant has the right to continue the lease, unless
- >-> you have violated any of the rules of the given lease.
-
- >this is simply not true. in many (most?) jurisdictions landlords have
- >quite a lot more rights than this ...
-
- I must agree, the original statement is simply not true. I, as a
- landlord, can tell my tenants that I'm not going to renew their lease.
- My lease (which is legal in Mass, btw) states specifically that if the
- tenant wishes to renew the lease they must let me know *45 days*
- before the end of the lease and I will make a decision within 15 days.
-
- This is not only legal, but I consider it fair, since I would want the
- two weeks to call brokers and post ads and a month of time to be able
- to show the apartment. By the way, I can give 24 hours notice to show
- the apartment in the last 30 days of the lease and the tenant cannot
- say "no".
-
- Now, I've actually had excellent tenants (except for one group) and
- I'm a good landlord and treat my tenants fairly, with respect, and
- even as friends (it's a two family house). I do get my dander up
- everytime someone thinks that tenants have the right to walk all over
- landlords, though.
-
- -Carl-
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