landlord reserves the right to terminate lease

landlord reserves the right to terminate lease by Bev (Pennsylvania) on July 22, 2012 @23:54

My daughter and son in law are 5 months into a 12 month lease. Monday night they had a loud argument which resulted in a neighbor calling the landlord to complain. The landlord showed up at the door Tuesday morning to inspect the property and gave them notice to correct their ways. They apologized and thought that was the end of it. Two days later in the mail they received a hand written 30 day notice to vacate. The note referred to a clause in their lease that states the landlord reserves the right to terminate lease for ANY reason with 30 days notice. There has been no specific lease or law violation. Rent has never been late. When they called to talk to her, she tried to say that there was noise again on Tuesday evening, but when she was told they were in bed by 9:00 pm she back peddled and said they have people over all the time (which is also untrue). What is the purpose of a 12 month lease with a start and end date if the landlord reserves the right to terminate at any time for any reason? I feel these two young people (25 yrs old) are being bullied. If they decide to go to court should they inform her of their intention? If they were to be evicted for reasons other than back rent, will that effect their credit scores?

Thank you so much for your time.

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Re: landlord reserves the right to terminate lease by OK-LL on July 23, 2012 @00:20	[ Reply ]

Yes, the judgment against them as reported to the credit bureau will not show the reason for eviction, only the fact thereof. Either this was apparently not the first time your daughter and SIL have had a loud argument, or the condition of the property on LL's inspection was such that the LL would rather get rid of them than keep them, rent-paying or not. Don't defend your kid, you know exactly who she is and how she acts, and if she were living right, she wouldn't need you to defend her. Why does she and your SIL need to have "loud arguments" at all? Why can't they resolve their issues without yelling and screaming? That's probably the crux of the problem.

Re: landlord reserves the right to terminate lease by Anonymous on July 23, 2012 @12:52	[ Reply ]

What state is this in? The landlord has decided that they are not the type of tenants he wants in his property. They need to find a new place within the 30 days or face eviction. An eviction will be a big negative on their credit history and impair their ability to rent another place. Landlords don't like to have to turn over an apartment so soon. They lose money doing so. The fact that they have been given a 30 day notice shows the landlord feels the situation is serious enough to take a loss and get them out. My best advice is for them to start looking and move out within the 30 days. I think there is more to the story than you are being told. Consider this one of those life lessons. On a personal note....you might want to talk to your daughter alone and make sure she is not in an abusive relationship. Good luck.

Re: landlord reserves the right to terminate lease by Douglas (KS) on July 23, 2012 @17:15	[ Reply ]

"The note referred to a clause in their lease that states the landlord reserves the right to terminate lease for ANY reason with 30 days notice." I highly doubt this is enforceable. "I don't like the color of your car, you're out of here." What judge is going to agree to that?

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Re: landlord reserves the right to terminate lease by Anonymous on July 24, 2012 @02:28	[ Reply ]

Your daughters best bet is to find another place to live. The landlord is giving her a break by not evicting her on the noise complaints. The landlord is proving hard to get along with, and the best thing to do in these situations is most likely to find another place. An eviction is an eviction, when it gets through the court. She doesn't need an eviction on the record, because most landlords will not rent to anyone that has a past eviction in the last ten years. I don't rent to anyone that has an eviction on their record.

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Re: landlord reserves the right to terminate lease by Bev (PA) on July 28, 2012 @07:33	[ Reply ]

UPDATE: The landlord has decided to give them another chance with a laundry list of conditions including how may times they may have company and what time they have to leave. While I agree they are responsible for their actions, the restrictiveness of this landlord has been concerning from the beginning (however they signed the lease). Everything from candles being prohibited to how long the ceiling fan in the bathroom needs to be run after a shower. In PA the landlord has the right to enter property with no notice which she has done on several occassions even while they were home. Since moving in 30 days is less than ideal, they are going to comply with the rules (providing that is even possible). My daughter has always been honest with me and while not condoning disturbing a neighbor, i'm not quite convinced that everyone isn't over reacting to the situation. It's quite possible we are dealing with a anal landlord and a overly sensitive neighbor (and my daughter and sil did go to the neighbor and apologize).