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1) Because that is generally the law. Typically with a 30 day notice of termination required from the tenant. 2) The reason for the law is that people should n
by jsprogrammer 12y ago
1) Because that is generally the law. Typically with a 30 day notice of termination required from the tenant.
2) The reason for the law is that people should not be thrown out of their homes on the whims of a second or third party.
- prawn 12y agoThe law as it pertains to these contracts or all residential tenancy contracts in the US? Are 3-, 6- and 12-month leases common? All the residential arrangements I know of here in Australia would be 6- or 12-monthly. Gives a tenant some certainty, but also enables a property owner to move back in, sell, redevelop, etc.
- jsprogrammer 12y agoThe law as it pertains to rent-controlled jurisdictions. All lengths are common, though 12-month is perhaps the most common. In rent-controlled jurisdictions, when a lease expires it converts to a month-to-month tenancy where the owner may only evict for good cause (failure to pay rent, gross negligence, illegal activities, etc), but a tenant must provide 30 days notice of intent to abandon. Often an owner is allowed to require a lease extension be signed, only if the extended lease is materially identical to the current lease except in expiration date (including length of the lease).
- cookiecaper 12y agoAlmost everywhere in the US the standard is 12 month leases. Sometimes a landlord will do a 6 month lease. When these leases lapse (or if no lease was signed), the relationship is governed by landlord-tenant law, which usually states that the landlord must provide 14 or 30 days of notice when removing a month-to-month tenant. I'm not very familiar with rent control practices, but in 99.9% of the US, this thing where the tenant is allowed to indefinitely block the usage of your own home is not done.