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Signing a lease
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:41 pm
by japes
What's standard practice for signing a lease when you're unsure of where you'll be living during the summer? I want to spend my summer out of state, and I'm fairly averse to subletting.
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:04 am
by Pleasye
Get a 9-month lease or pay rent while you're not living there during the summer.
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:09 am
by dr123
month to month ftw, I'd never sign anything other type of lease
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:23 am
by Borhas
I would ask for 9 month lease + option to go month to month after that*
*This is not legal advice, I'm not a lawyer, just sharing what I would do (and have done) in your situation
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:34 am
by holdencaulfield
dr123 wrote:month to month ftw, I'd never sign anything other type of lease
Why? Month to month is usually much more expensive; plus, the LL might decide to end the lease. You can commit to three years of law school but not a 12-month lease?
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:37 am
by dr123
holdencaulfield wrote:dr123 wrote:month to month ftw, I'd never sign anything other type of lease
Why?
Month to month is usually much more expensive; plus, the LL might decide to end the lease. You can commit to three years of law school but not a 12-month lease?
Thats never been my experience. I just like to be able to move whenever I please
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:33 am
by traffic.lawyer
thanks bohras your suggestion was worked for me thanks alot for your suggestions.....
Re: Signing a lease
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:04 pm
by sarahh
Keep in mind that if you go month to month, the landlord is probably not going to just let you leave your stuff in the apartment for the summer, not pay rent, and come back in the fall. You will probably have to move out in the spring, find a place to store your stuff for the summer, and find a new place in the fall.