Walk It Through: The Month to Month Move
Thirty days before the rent is due, furniture left behind, and the notice to come get it.
A month to month tenant takes a job in another town and wants to move.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A month to month tenant leaving on proper notice. A fixed term lease broken early, a tenant who abandons without notice, and a mobile home are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Normal wear and tearDeterioration from ordinary use, which is not damage the landlord can take from the deposit.
- Security depositMoney held against unpaid rent and damage, capped at two months' rent where the rent is $2,000 a month or less, and kept in a trust account where practicable.
- Notice to quitThe written notice that comes before an eviction case, stating the breach, any fix and deadline, and when the tenancy ends.
- Periodic tenancyA tenancy that renews each period, ended by written notice at least 30 days before a rent due date for month to month, or 14 days for week to week.