Re: What is the max time for a residential lease?

Re: What is the max time for a residential lease? by Garry on July 20, 2019 @12:54

A landlord should NEVER sign a lease longer than 1 year, no matter HOW advantageous it seems at the time. If everything is "hunkydory" at the end of each year, both parties can always sign a new lease for another year. And you can keep doing so, for the next 20 years, if you like. Have the lawyer make out a lease with spaces where you fill in the blanks each year with all the personal information of both parties, and the property itself. Make 10 copies of the "blank" lease, (before you fill in any spaces), and pull one out each year for both parties to fill in their info, and then resign the new lease. Family/friends circumstances can change at any time, and no one should be tied down to a long-term lease.

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Re: What is the max time for a residential lease? by Mike on July 20, 2019 @21:21	[ Reply ]

I get your point but this is a special circumstance (involving multiple family members and a medical condition for various reasons). It was determined that a non-standard longer lease would be better for some legal documentation and proof of home residency purposes. I don't want to go into further details here because it's a unique situation, but I would still want to know what the technically accurate answer to the original question is for California. Anyone got an answer?

Re: What is the max time for a residential lease? by Brendan on July 21, 2019 @23:59	[ Reply ]

http://www.hcd.ca.gov/manufactured-mobile-home/mobile-home-ombudsman/docs/Tenant-Landlord.pdf Calif law link above. No situation is unique. I have never heard of a residential lease longer than 2 years. Do a one year lease that rolls into a periodic rental agreement month-to-month with all lease terms remaining in effect. Do not exceed 1 year without consulting an attorney. You will regret it.

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