Walk It Through: The Way Out
Written notice, 30 days to leave, and rent only until the move.
A tenant whose former partner keeps showing up at the apartment gets a protective order and wants to move out before the lease ends.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One apartment and one order. The protective order itself, the form of the notice, and the deposit are not worked through here.
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.
- Final protective orderThe order a judge may grant after a hearing held no later than 7 days after a temporary order is served, lasting up to 1 year.
- Holding overStaying past the end of the lease or tenancy after proper notice, which leaves the tenant owing the actual damages it caused, never less than the rent apportioned for the period. A month to month tenancy takes 60 days' written notice.