• to supply agreed upon services; or • to exhibit the apartment.
A landlord may enter the apartment without consent or notice only in a case of genuine emergency, when the landlord “has a reasonable belief that there is imminent danger to any person or property.”
Late Fees
Tenants have an obligation to pay their rent on time, since landlords rely on timely payment from their tenants in order to meet their own payments for mortgages, taxes, maintenance, etc. A landlord may charge the tenant for expenses the landlord incurs because the tenant is late in paying rent. This charge may only cover the landlord’s actual expenses incurred because the tenant is late, however. It may not simply be a penalty. A late fee which is not reasonably related to the landlord’s expenses is invalid, and the tenant does not have to pay it.
Rent Increases
Landlord must give tenants written notice of a rent increase at least 60 days before the first day of the rental period when the increase starts. For example, when rent is due on the 1st of the month, if notice is given on June 25th, the tenant must pay the rent increase starting on September 1st. Except for residents of mobile home parks and subsidized housing, there are no laws regulating the amount of an increase or how often the rent can be raised. If there is a written lease, the landlord may not increase the rent during the duration of the lease term unless the lease specifically allows it.
Moving Out
With No Lease. If there is no written lease or other agreement, the law requires that before moving out the tenant must give the landlord written notice at least one rental payment period prior to the move-out date.
With a Written Lease. When a written lease expires it does not automatically terminate the tenancy, unless the lease specifically states that the tenancy terminates and the tenant must leave when the lease is up. If the lease does not state this, the tenancy becomes month-to-month after the lease expires, and is then governed by the laws that regulate such tenancies. Therefore, tenants who wish to move out at the end of the
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