Givin a 30 day notice for june out by july 1 do I still owe for june?

Question

Just move in ,no written agreement,just start paying month to month,no first ,no deposit ,nothing singed,they needed renters they feel will take care of the place,obvious market is down they have to wait to sell. They say we have some potential buyers can they arrange to come look at the place,,,yes, so now we have an idea they may be selling so we find another place,started calling them to let them know we are moveing,,,,they didnt find out till the 15 of june, we are out by the 10 of of July, meantime they seemed to have rented it we gave keys to new people and we fixed and painted and did yardwork to make it look great so the owners would'nt have to do much,,,,this is a home,,,,do we owe for june or anything if there is no paperwork of anykind, I mean we could've just moved out in the night and not been obligated for anything,,,,,yes or no,,,,, thanx

Answer 1

you at least owe for the time you were living in home

Answer 2

In taking good care of the place, you have gotten rid of many a landlord's worst nightmare. A smart landlord would focus on that rather than on one months lost rent. You can push for this in discussions but you basically would be trying to get the landlord to voluntarily forget about the difference. Thats just common sense, its not the rule of law.

By law, you basically owe for the time you stay there. How this is interpreted may vary from one jurisdiction to the other. VERY FEW say it has to be clear calendar months. It can be days or even hours or minutes. If it is not specified in a contract, or implied in how you have regularly been asked to pay in the past then a judge would have to decide.

At minimum, the rule is ALWAYS that you owe for the time you stay. In the absence of a contract this would literally mean EVERY SINGLE DAY. If you stay less than a month in any given month, then rent would be pro-rated on a daily basis, according to the number of days in that month. So if stayed for 1/3 of the days in a month you pay 1/3 of the rent for that month.

If you make reasonable additions or upgrades to the premises, this can be factored in to determine what you really owe, since upgrades generally count as money paid to the landlord.

Answer 3

Well yeah you will still owe for June and you shouldn't have to pay for July if you did all the clean up and everything with out a deposit.

Answer 4

You are living there in June, I'd say you owe them for June.

Yes, you could move out and not pay them, if that's what you want to do.

Answer 5

Something smells very fishy about this whole thing.  But I won't go into that.  but here are some things you don't appear to be aware of:  Rent is normally due on the first of every month.  I take it that you have either not paid or you would like to get your money back for June.  A notice by the way can only be given by midnight preceding the next month. For you that would have been May 31.   And it has to be in writing.   It doesn't go into effect from the day you choose to hand it in or when the landlord receives it.  Technically you are responsible not only for June but for ALL of July unless the place was rented out as of July 10 when you moved out.  

What you are really asking is can you legally get away without paying.  Your landlord for whatever foolish reason didn’t charge you a month’s rent in advance.  He could have also charged you a month’s rent to take care of the last month in case you skipped out.  He didn’t’ even charge you a 50% damage deposit in case you trashed the place.    How would you feel if he did and then withheld  all of that money because nothing was in writing?

It sounds like as far as you're concerned it's his loss and your gain and you are trying to weasel out of this.  Or perhaps you're trying to justify not having to pay him because out of the goodness of your heart you did all of that painting and yard work for the landlord at your expense.  Give your head a shake and pay what you owe!    You need to do the right thing not what you might be able to get away with.  Regardless,  a small claims judge may well find you liable even though you have nothing in writing.

Answer 6

How would you like someone else to treat you.  Pay for the time you were there.

Answer 7

maybe if you wrote in complete sentences it would be easier to give adice.

if you lived there during june then you owe for it.  be happy if they don't charge you for half of july too.

Answer 8

no you don't! :)

Answer 9

You owe for all the time you were in the property.  It seems that you were there until July 10th.  In most states, legally, you are responsible for the place until the end of the month you occupied the unit.  If you were there until July 10, that would mean you actually had the place until July 31.  If they found new renters who are moving in right behind you then you would owe until July 10.