Re: Automatic Renewal Question - Landlord Forum thread 358537

Re: Automatic Renewal Question by AnonymousFL on September 3, 2018 @12:14

Those blank spaces should not have happened. It was likely an oversight by your landlord, but it would have been wise to call him on it at the time. Water under the bridge now, but something to keep your eyes open for when dealing with agreements in the future.

Garry is correct if you can establish that the renewal was for one year. If there is no support for it being 1 year, you may have a bit of a problem. Hard to say though. Who knows what a judge may say for an undefined renewal term.

I suggest you find your previous renewal that begain 03/01/16. Hopefully it is filled in with '1 year' in the first space. This should serve as precedence in the event you need to take a stand with your landlord. It is not rock solid, but it is better than nothing. If you live in a multi-unit building, you could also ask your neighbors for copies of their renewal documents. Establishing a pattern of the landlord only doing 1 year renewals should also serve as precedence .

You may also consider this an opportunity if you have any interest in moving. You may be able to negotiate a lease buyout where he pays you 1 or 2 months rent to end the lease early. You both may come out happy. You get a new place to live with a bit of money in your pocket and he can move his family intot he rental. If you do decide to give this a try, keep things cordial and friendly. After all, if you do not come to an agreement you still have a landlord-tenant relationship to think about until the end of your lease...at which time he will likely give you a notice to move (which he can do then).

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