What is a tenant’s responsibility regarding the payment of rent after notice is given?
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What is a tenant’s responsibility regarding the payment of rent after notice is given?
The lease is month-to-month and the landlord on the 9th of the month gives the tenants 30 days notice, which makes the moveout date the 9th and then says no you can stay until the 15th. If the tenant elects not to stay the full duration of the time and move out by the 31st, is the tenant responsible for paying for the rest of the time til the 15th since it was the landlord electing to have them leave rather than the other way around? I know if the tenant is the one issuing the 30 day notice, I know that they are indeed responsible.
Asked on January 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you were given a thirty (30) day notice of termination in writing by the landlord, the time period for you the tenant starts running the day of your receipt of the notice even though the landlord states that you can stay an addiitonal fifteen (15) days beyond the time period in the written notice.
The tenant would be responsible for only paying for rent for the next thirty (30) days once the notice of termination of the tenancy is received, not an additional fifteen (15) days unless the tenant needs the extra time to remain in the rental.
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