Walk It Through: The Month to Month Move
30 days' written notice, rent apportioned by the day, and an inspection the week before.
A tenant on a month to month lease takes a job in another town.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A month to month tenancy ended by the tenant. A fixed term lease, a week to week tenancy and a notice from the landlord 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.
- Essential servicesHeat, water, electricity, gas and the like. A landlord who purposefully interrupts one owes up to 3 months' rent or treble damages, whichever is greater.
- Security depositWithin 30 days after the tenancy ends, the landlord gives the departing tenant a written list of any rent due and damage and cleaning charges, with the balance of the deposit.