Can you have two apartment contracts?

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Originally Posted by stacylittle

Can you have two apartment contracts?

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If you have two, both signed and dated by the landlord and tenant... the newest one is the valid one.

If the newest one is only signed by the landlord, and not the tenent, then you should have gotten a written notice about it, which should be stated in your first lease. For instance, if the landlord is required to give a 7 day notice of any changes to the lease, sends you a certified letter stating the changes and 7 days later issues a new lease, it will be valid. He will have proof that he sent the required notice.

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Originally Posted by stacylittle

Can you have two apartment contracts?

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Identical or does one supersede the other? A lease cannot be changed by either party during the term of the lease, if that's what you mean. Both parties must consent to the change.

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Originally Posted by Ferghus

If you have two, both signed and dated by the landlord and tenant... the newest one is the valid one.

If the newest one is only signed by the landlord, and not the tenent, then you should have gotten a written notice about it, which should be stated in your first lease. For instance, if the landlord is required to give a 7 day notice of any changes to the lease, sends you a certified letter stating the changes and 7 days later issues a new lease, it will be valid. He will have proof that he sent the required notice.

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What State? If you are talking about during the term of the lease, it cannot be changed unless both parties agree. There is no "7 day notice of changes" and then the proposed "new" lease becomes binding. A lease is a written contract and one party cannot simply change it, notice or no notice.

If you are talking about a renewal, then it's different.

This is in the same category as your eviction advice.

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Originally Posted by stacylittle

Can you have two apartment contracts?

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Can you expand on this more?

Do you mean two lease for the same apartment, same tenants and landlord or what?

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Originally Posted by Ferghus

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Nope and not accurate either.

For changes to a lease to be valid BOTH parties have to agree to those changes. If a landord wishes to change the terms of an expiring lease for renewal, they can present a new lease for signature. The tenant then has the choice to accept (sign) or move.