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Sticky: I don't have much time but I'll try to type fast and answer your question. We have been in this house a little over a year and a half. Initially, we had a year lease, and after a year it became a month to month. In order to help give some security to the owners and the rental agency so that they wouldn't be faced with trying to rent during the winter, we agreed to an extended lease of 8 months bringing us to the end of April. Apparently that favor didn't mean much to them.
We had planned on buying a house this spring, the reason for the shortened lease. Hubbies back from South Africa March 2nd. and we leave for 5 days to Florida on the 5th. (non-refundable tickets). We had planned to start the buying process when we got back and if need be, extend our lease on a monthly basis after April 30th. until finalizing and able to move into our new house. The owners couldn't be descent enough to give us the extra month left on our extended lease so we might just have enough time to buy. We can't afford to go to a lawyer. The original year lease I believe they couldn't have pulled this with. We have the copy of the signed (by all parties) "extention of lease", however, it doesn't say squat about any new terms applying to an extention and the original lease states that after a year, it becomes a month to month lease. The original says that a month to month is subject to cancellation by either party with 30 days notice.
I'm have no legal education, but I think we're basically screwed. And the owners (three women, I can't even fathom how that came about as we get mail for "the Smiths" all the time) are assholes in my opinion. We aren't college kids with a futon, coffee table and a couple of twin beds. We've been together for 16 yrs. and have an entire household (yes, I admit, with too many boxes in the basement!) to pack up and move, which we just did a year and a half ago, dammit.
This is the reason we were going to scrape together enough to buy, having our freakin' living situation always dictated by the whims of the owners of the home we live in. To any of you who might be landlords, it's business to you but try to remember that there are people's lives you're disrupting by this kind of action. At least try, and offer, to be accomodating.
Ali
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