If my lease is up on the 14th but I can’t move until the 18th, what can my landlord legally do?
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If my lease is up on the 14th but I can’t move until the 18th, what can my landlord legally do?
I have asked for the extension for the few days however the landlord has not communicated, so I don’t know what to expect.
Asked on July 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answers:
Cameron Norris, Esq. / Law Office of Gary W. Norris
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you stay past your lease term without an agreement otherwise, then you are considered a "holdover tenant" and you will have started a new month-to-month lease with a 30 day notice period.
If they don't agree, you need to leave otherwise you can be legally obligated to pay rent for a new lease period.
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