Landlord is IGNORING me with only 3 days until lease expiry.

[curiouscorgi]

TLDR:
- lease is expiring on OCT 27th
- landlord promised to give me answer, (to renew or not) but is now ignoring me
- no renewal agreement in my contract
- what can I do??

2018 OCT 21 (Sunday)
Morning - I call the landlord's personal(?) agent. I kindly remind him the lease is expiring in 6 days and asked what he wanted to do. I told him my preference was to stay but if the rent increases too much I cannot afford and will find another place. He is friendly and told me not to worry as he will still give us 1 month notice to find a new place. He acknowledged that I was a good tenant, no trouble, pay rent on time, etc. He promised to reach out to the 'actual landlord' and give us an answer before the end of day.

2018 OCT 22 (Monday)
Afternoon - I whatsapp him asking if there was any update related to our discussion. He read my message and ignored. Evening - I called him after work around 7pm and did not pick up

2018 OCT 23 (Tuesday)
Today - should I message him? call him?
I really would like to know asap so that I can plan/find another place before December. Can any give any advice on what actions I can take? Ideally I would like to stay at the same place and have a new agreement made.

[chuckster007]

you can still live in the same apartment and pay the same rent without a contract as its not your fault that a new one was not given or agreed to, even if the LL tells you to move immediately, you can ignore him as he will have to go through the courts to get you removed and that takes at least 3 months so dont worry even if you didnt pay rent you can squat there for a few months

[curiouscorgi]

you can still live in the same apartment and pay the same rent without a contract as its not your fault that a new one was not given or agreed to, even if the LL tells you to move immediately, you can ignore him as he will have to go through the courts to get you removed and that takes at least 3 months so dont worry even if you didnt pay rent you can squat there for a few months

Thanks for your reply chuckster007! So I should pay the rent on Saturday (using the normal rate) and stay there until a new agreement is given to me? I would really just want to sort this out as best as I can to avoid unnecessary drama. I also have paid 2 months deposit which I do want back if he's not going to renew...

[kittykaitak]

Yes, my contract lapsed without renewal so I just continued paying at the agreed rate until they noticed. You are not in breech.

[MandM!]

What can you do?

Technically you're supposed to move out if your lease has ended. You are now on a month to month and your new agreement is not stamped so it's illegal.

It could work but it's less protections for you. Maybe your landlord wants to sell without a tenant which is easier to do. Prices are high now and could be dropping. Never know.

If your rent goes up, it's fair. Likely the landlord would raise to market rate or a little less. Don't cause drama. If you move, that also costs you a lot of time and headache, agents fee, moving costs, furniture's not fitting, etc.

So yes like the other poster said, to kick you out takes time. But that also adds stress and headache to go to court and deal with the process. If the landlord is not responsive and you're worried about rental increase then you should find a new place and leave on your lease expiry. That would be the correct way to do it.

[hullexile]

What can you do?

Technically you're supposed to move out if your lease has ended. You are now on a month to month and your new agreement is not stamped so it's illegal.

It could work but it's less protections for you. Maybe your landlord wants to sell without a tenant which is easier to do. Prices are high now and could be dropping. Never know.

If your rent goes up, it's fair. Likely the landlord would raise to market rate or a little less. Don't cause drama. If you move, that also costs you a lot of time and headache, agents fee, moving costs, furniture's not fitting, etc.

So yes like the other poster said, to kick you out takes time. But that also adds stress and headache to go to court and deal with the process. If the landlord is not responsive and you're worried about rental increase then you should find a new place and leave on your lease expiry. That would be the correct way to do it.

The correct way to do it would be for the landlord to discuss it. I guess if the landlod does nor respond then the tenant should forget about the deposit?

[MandM!]

The correct way to do it would be for the landlord to discuss it. I guess if the landlod does nor respond then the tenant should forget about the deposit?

There is an agreement, it is fulfilled. The landlord has no responsibility to continue conversations. Tenants also play this game in reverse when they don't want to commit, then decide to back out last minute with no compensation to the landlord.

[curiouscorgi]

There is an agreement, it is fulfilled. The landlord has no responsibility to continue conversations. Tenants also play this game in reverse when they don't want to commit, then decide to back out last minute with no compensation to the landlord.

Thank you everyone for your adviceSo how do I get my 2 month deposit back? There is a clause in my agreement that says the landlord needs to return my deposit within 7 days after lease expiry. I'm guessing if it's after 7 days I can sue my landlord for breach of contract? Has anyone had a similar situation that they can share?

[curiouscorgi]

The correct way to do it would be for the landlord to discuss it. I guess if the landlod does nor respond then the tenant should forget about the deposit?

...... If the landlord doesn't give me back my deposit without any reason/communication isn't that illegal? I have a clause in my agreement that says "landlord needs to return my deposit within 7 days after lease expiry"....

does anyone have a similar past experience they can share?

[curiouscorgi]

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Thanks for your reply. I'll make sure to hold onto the keys until I get my deposit back!