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We moved out of our rental 2 days ago. We had given our landlord 30 days notice. We did have a lease through April 2023, but no one was concerned because rentals here get snapped up within 24 hours.
The day we were moving out, the landlord told us he has decided to sell and they put the sign in the yard before we were even oot.
Now the landlord is asking us to fill the oil tank and pay the remainder of October rent. Since he put the house on the sale market and we cannot count on tenants taking our place are we responsible for the rent while the house sits empty? When we assumed and could have had new tenants in right away?
Now the landlord is asking us to fill the oil tank
You have to return the premises to the LL in the same condition that you found it when you moved in. If the tank was full when you moved in, you fill it now. If you have a record of the oil level at the time you moved in, you fill to that level.
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We moved out of our rental 2 days ago. We had given our landlord 30 days notice. We did have a lease through April 2023, but no one was concerned because rentals here get snapped up within 24 hours.
Doesn't matter how much notice you gave, you are in breach of contract and would normally be obligated to keep paying rent until the end of the lease period, or a shorter period depending on your state's mitigation laws.
It's possible that the date the LL put the house up for sale is your final rent date. But I won't know that for sure until you say what state this occurred in.
We moved out of our rental 2 days ago. We had given our landlord 30 days notice. We did have a lease through April 2023, but no one was concerned because rentals here get snapped up within 24 hours.
The day we were moving out, the landlord told us he has decided to sell and they put the sign in the yard before we were even oot.
Now the landlord is asking us to fill the oil tank and pay the remainder of October rent. Since he put the house on the sale market and we cannot count on tenants taking our place are we responsible for the rent while the house sits empty? When we assumed and could have had new tenants in right away?
What does your lease say and what are your state landlord-tenant laws? Landlord-tenant laws vary greatly from state to state so that will have an impact on your situation.
When you say "no one" was concerned, did that include the landlord? If he didn't agree to end your lease, your lease is still in effect. You are responsible for ongoing lease payments and maintaining the property, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
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Read your lease, everything required by both parties is there in writing. If your lease ends April 30, then you owe rent through April. Since your landlord selling they are not enforcing that, so you are getting off easy. Whether or not you have to fill the oil should also be in the lease, but I would suggest paying the October Rent, fill the tank, and be happy not to have to pay November-April.
When you say "no one" was concerned, did that include the landlord? If he didn't agree to end your lease, your lease is still in effect. You are responsible for ongoing lease payments and maintaining the property, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
Exactly Sounds like they stiffed the landlord, because you know "hot market."
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