What fees must a tenant pay if they gave notice under an oral lease agreement?
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What fees must a tenant pay if they gave notice under an oral lease agreement?
I’ve been going through with some problems from my so-called landlord. We have been living there for almost 2 years under an oral lease and now that we are about to leave she has written a letter demanding we pay for carpet and exterminator before we go, plus another months rent. Are we required to do so? We didn’t sign a lease to move in; it’s been just handshakes and promises. I’m just wondering if we are required to pay these finances before we move?
Asked on December 5, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Florida
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are having difficulties with your landlord under an oral lease agreement where presumably you are on a month-to-month agreement and you want to end your lease, I would send your landlord a thirty (30) day notice of termination dated and signed by you. Keep a copy of this notice for future need and reference.
Since you have no written agreement with your landlord, it makes it hard for the landlord to enforce the demand that you pay for carpet and exterminator. I would write a letter to the landlord in response stating your position keeping a copy of it for future need.
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