Do I have any recourse regarding a verbal lease?
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Do I have any recourse regarding a verbal lease?
I rented my home for 4 months to the same people who rented last winter. The confirmation and agreement was by e-mail. They moved in on the 1st of last month and on the 30th I received e-mail telling me they were moving out next day. I reminded them of agreement and there answer was they had signed nothing.
Asked on January 3, 2013 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If there is no written agreement as to lease then the general rule is that the tenant is a "month to month" tenant and both you - and they - need to give 30 days notice upon vacating or asking to vacate the apartment. Write them back and advise that under the law they have to give you a minimum of 30 days notice and that you will take the necessary steps to obtain the rental money due. Good luck.
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