Does a tenant have to pay for early termination of a contract if the person buys a house?
340233
There will be specific provision in your rental agreement covering this. \n\nBasically under a contract you can only vary it with either the agreement of both parties or specific provision in the Agreement.  \n\nCheck for wording like "break clause"; "termination" and the like.  There is likely to be a payment equal to a few months if you break early.\n\nGood luck.
839345
The landlord can ask a tenant to pay for whatever they want.  It's up to YOU if you want to or not.  If you don't, I would suggest looking else where, where it's not included in the lease.
500447
Nothing the owner has the right to sell her house whenever and to whomever she wants. If you didn't want to move before, why do you want to now? I would contact the current landlord and make sure that the terms of your current lease are still valid, and just continue on like before. Now if she is trying to change the terms and increase the rent then I could understand your having a problem, but as it stands why go through the expense of moving if you don't  have to. Now if she is suggesting you move for one reason or another then your lease can be considered broken and they would forfeit the right to any monies owed.
576307
The sale of the house has NO affect on your lease.  The buyer takes the house subject to the lease.\n\nThe lease should say something about the landlord's right to enter the premises.  While a showing is a valid purpose most states require advanced notice of intent to enter in writing.  There are also legal restrictions on the time of day i.e. not too early in the morning of after dinner at night.  The landlord's entry without advance notice is a lease violation.  You may be entitled to stop paying rent or terminate your tenancy as a result.\n\nThe bottom line is that you two are going to have to work it out.  If you are hostile during the showings the house will never sell, and thus the showings will never stop.
433979
how much were the late fees?? for 3 days?? if it was in the agreement and the fees were "reasonable" then yes. The landlord can charge any "reasonable" amount that reflects the landlord’s actual losses because of the late rent payment. Here's the catch though;  late fees should not be designed to penalize the tenant; unreasonably high late fees are usually not enforceable. Courts in some jurisdictions have held late fees that are $1 a day to be excessive.  Courts in other jurisdictions have held that charging $40 for being one day late is not excessive.  What a court considers to be an unreasonable and excessive late fee depends on the jurisdiction the property is located. Landlord tenant law is very complex, varies by city, and is constantly undergoing changes.  An experienced landlord-tenant lawyer can advise you of the exact rules your city has regarding late fees and can protect your rights. If the late fee is excessive and unreasonable, a court may declare the clause in the lease containing the late fee provision void.  A tenant may also be awarded money to penalize the landlord if the late fee violates a city or state law. You have to becareful with some landlords, especially in ca (i've lived in the bay area)..just b/c it is in the rental agreement does not make it legal.. contact the LEGAL AID office in your area to make sure what they are doing isn't illegal. Your situation sounds kind of fishy though.. double check to make sure, i might be wrong but it seems kind of odd. an eviction will become part of your 'record' so don't take the matter litely..good luck hon!
884513
Sorry, buy buying a home is not a valid reason to get out of a lease, unless there is a clause saying just that.\n\nHere's the deal though. You can only be help accountable for what the landlord loses because of your early termination. For example, if you break the lease 3 months early, and he tries to rent it but can not, then you would legally be responsible to reimburse him that amount.\n\nIf it's a place that will rent quickly, and  the landlord lost no money, the landlord would only be able to keep your security deposit.\n\nYour best bet is to approach him now, be honest with him so he can start looking for a tenant now, leave the place immaculate for him, and ask him if he will allow you to break the lease early if he can find someone else and you leave him without any cleanup, etc.
915304
Unless you are an expert on and have extensive experience in the landlord/tenant laws of your state and town/county, I would not recommend that you do this.\n\nWeek after week, our office sees people who did this in order to save a few bucks, and are now emeshed in a freaking legal or financial nightmare.\n\nFor example, in my county if you rent a condo out, you must inform your tenant in writing in the lease that they are renting a condo and as such their tenancy can be terminated with 60 days notice if the unit is sold.  This is a law that is unique to the county I am in and is not statewide.   Every week or so we get someone in our office who either gave their condo tenant no lease or used a lease from Staples or some free form online when they rented the place and they now want to sell their condo.  The look of disbelief on their faces when they find out that  the earliest they can get their tenant out is  2 & 1/2 YEARS from the day they come into our office and that it is going to cost them big bucks in legal fees because this all-important clause was not included in the lease is priceless. But hey, they saved $75.00!  \n\nDon't cost yourself hundreds or even thousands of dollars tomorrow because you want to save a few bucks today.  Go to a lawyer who specializes (not just does it sometimes) in landlord/tenant and real estate law in your area.  Pay them to draw up a lease that fits your exact situation and does not have any unenforceable clauses in it, and that it conforms to all applicable state and local laws.
929082
The answer is No!. The contract can only be binding when it is exchanged. If you are having doubts and no longer prepared to purchase the property. Instruct your solicitors immediately not to exchange. You might however still neet to meet part of your solicitors cost for the work he/she might have done so far.
10080
Being in Real Estate...I can tell you, know your local/state landloard/tenant laws. It can take 3 months to evict a tenant in default in MN. As a tenant myself, I have taken a landloard to court and he ended up paying me 3x the amount of the deposit provided in good faith...WHY 3x the amount?...I learned the laws (and there was no internet for research in 92), and requested the judge enforce the option. Do give them a break based on payment history/trust factors. Nothing wrong w/doing that on paper either. Offer them to work some of it off: Snow shovel, lawn care, paint, ect. That may in itself prompt them to settle-up ASAP, or give you a break from those chores. Start by doing your part as a landlord first. Lead the way.
946754
Most landlords aren't big enough to absorb the losses from non-payment.  Many people, when being evicted, trash the home, which can cost thousands.  Court costs add up.  \n\nBottom line, evicting someone isn't easy or cheap, and it's certainly no fun for anyone.  Renting to someone is no different than lending someone money.  There's a contractual obligation to make regular payments, something that you've shown you do not live up to.\n\nSounds to me like you're the kind of guy who pays his bills when it suits you, not the one you owe.  And somehow you think everyone should still just lend you money.  Get over yourself, pay what you promise to pay when it's supposed to be paid, and maybe you'll find life gets easier
754663
possibly - she needs to talk to the Citizens Advice about it.\n\nif he goes bankrupt the official receiver does not want the agro of dealing with the house so they will allow her to buy out his share of the equity for cost + admin fee.  so lets assumne the house is worth £100,000. Their half is worth £50,000 and thie mortgage to pay off today would cost them £40,000.  their equity is therefore £10,000 so she would have to give the receiver £5,000 + admin fee (its about £250) and then she would own their half of the house outright.  The receiver would use that money to pay off some of her boyfriends debts.\n\nif she cant buy his half of the equity out then the official receiver will have the right ot sell the house out from under them.  If they have kids then there is a clause that gives them sometime to sort out anther place to live (used to be a year when bankruptcy's were 3, dont know how long it is now) after which they can sell it out from under them.\n\nIVA means that a payment is made for probably 5 years every month and this is used to pay off debtors.  70% of them have to agree to it though.  they usually do because its better than them getting nothing from a bankruptcy.  They will usually ask for the house to be re-mortgaged at the end of the period to give them a lump sum at the end to clear as much as possible before the rest gets written off.\n\nthe housing association bit might throw things a bit of a kilter so i would check with CAB.
439687
hey, I got this one...the answer is NO. Next question.  Not paying your rent can lead to 1) a bad reference against future rental opps, 2) a strike against you if you try to buy a home through a mortgage 3) you might get sued (and you will lose both the rent and the court costs and fees 4) you are probably referring to your security deposit as the old (first and last) month's rent.\n\nIf you read your lease, I would just about guarantee you it says you must give at least 30 days notice to leave and you may not use your deposit as your last month's rent.
1073439
The answer is yes, but....\nIf anyone wants to buy the house they would have to honor the lease including the option to buy.  The rent to own contract will probably contain some language regarding your rights to exercise the option prior to the sale to any other purchaser.  The terms of your option to buy may or may not contain verbiage about the price and terms.  If the price and terms of you option are attractive enough, a buyer might want to buy the home at a lower price for cash hoping you will exercise your option at a higher price thereby insuring a reasonable profit.
875432
No. If it is  aprivate agreement betwen the parties there is no problem at all, however, if the tennant will require housing benefit to pay for the tenancy seek immediate assistance with this from either the local citzens advice beurea or the Welfare rights officer at the local social work office. \n\nThe answer is that there is no problem with this at all, however, many local authorties take a dim view on this and disallow any claims to housing benefit on the basis that it is either "a non commercial tennacy" (regulation 9 1(A) HB Regs 2006) or that the tenancy was "contrived to take advantage of the housing benefit scheme" (Reg 9(1)(L) HB Regs 2006), so if Housing benefit figures in this agreement then seek advice, if not then it is not a problem at all
935591
The fact that he's payed at all is evidence of your verbal agreement. You could sue, but if you want to improve your chances of a successful suit, I'd get something written out of him first (just a signed note promising to pay the back-rent due will be an extra sign of the verbal agreement). Put it nicely though - say that you need it for your Bank Manager or something, so they know you'll be able to pay off an overdraft. Once you have that, file your suit, and give him notice to quit the property. Because he's resident at your property he may actually have tenant's rights despite not paying rent or having a contract, so give notice properly, and do everything from that point on through your solicitor.
228597
If the property is sold to another person or company that person must honor the terms of the lease. The only way you would have to leave is if they evict you through the courts. A judge will not grant an eviction just because of change of ownership. They however cannot do his if you have not violated your lease. Even If they give you a notice you do not have to be out unless it is a notice from the courts. If they are raising your rent, and the amount is set in a lease you can take them to court. I would see a lawyer. Most have free consultations. I know because I was renting a house where the owners were selling it, and i went to a lawyer to find out my rights.
1141707
yes.  even though its an implied lease, its still a contract, and the only way you can break a contract is through mutual consent.  the rules vary state by state, you might or might not get charged penalty fees or get your security deposit witheld for giving 30 days notice, in some states it is enough, in some states, its 2 months.  in some states, 15 days is enough.  so it really does vary.  i'd try and be nice to your landlord first, and ask if she could let you off the hook before you ask for the 30 days.  if you've been a good tenant long enough, she/he might be nice in exchange.  landlords are people too, you know.