@Aprile421 wrote:
Because 1) the owners are trying to fight the fact I signed the lease in early July but did not move in until the end of July, the leasing company and owners are ignoring the fact I paid a pro rated amout to go from my move in date of July 24th - July 31st and then my rent was supposedly due on the 1st of each month which I paid in advance for a year. I have the ledger showing the pro rated amount and letter from leasing company but they are now saying they don't have that stuff on their end. Convient huh?
2) The real estate broker for the owners has started coming in and out and will start showing this week. I do not like people coming in and out all the time. There was no mention of this in my lease but now I am told I am supposed to allow it or else it is considered hampering a sale. I would just rather take my loses and get out before people are in and out all the time.
^^^It doesn't matter what date you moved into the leased property. The relevant dates are stated right in the lease agreement usually on page one within the first paragraph or two:
- Lease Start Date
- Lease End Date
You have to be out of the property on or before midnight (or the specified time in the lease) as of the lease end date and it has to be delivered to the landlord in clean condition (it will say in your lease). Delivery means you have to turn over all keys, and gate clickers, if any, to deliver the property to the landlord. If you keep the keys you haven't turned the property over to the landlord. I only mention this because many tenants are unaware that they can lose their security deposit by not delivering the property timely in accordance with the lease agreement you signed.
There is usually a paragraph devoted to the showing of the property. It will tell you when the owner or owners agent can show the property and how much notice you are to be given for showings.
The landlord can't unilaterally change the lease termination date without a formal written eviction type notice and they can't send that notice willy nilly without cause. It sounds like the landlord is trying to intimidate you.
As to purchasing, you purchase in your own time frame. If you are more comfortable having an extended time period, then that is what you do. Tell your agent and your lender that you will need X months to be ready. This is a personal decision. Find your temporary place first so you know where you are going. Initially I thought your question related to the capacity of the lender being able to meet the 30 day delivery date. I misunderstood what you were looking for when you asked that question. Yes, lenders can easily close in that time period (most, not all). But you are the one that determines when you are ready to buy, the lender and the agent just keep you on track so you end up closing per your contract after you have made the decision to buy and signed a contract. They aren't making your mortgage payment, you are.
