Tenant that refuses to sign new lease, what laws apply with month to month lease?
I am in CA and I have a tenant that has a 18 month lease that expires 10/31/10 and they want to go month to month starting 11/1/10 and I agreed. I sent them a new lease to sign, but they have not sent it back to me yet. If they refuse to sign the new lease in CA law do the terms of the old lease still apply if I allow them to continue to live there if I don't evict? (for example they were allowed to split their rent payments into two payments with previous lease and agreement of month to month lease was payment of rent all at once on the 1st of the month rather than 1/2 on the 1st and 1/2 on the 15th--still same rental rate, I didn't increase the rent)
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I appreciate that answer, I sent them an invoice for their Nov rent as a 'reminder' it will be due on the 1st-If I don't get the signed month-month lease back Mon. I will send a 30 day notice like you suggested! Eased my concerns, thanks
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I think it is 60 days now.
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Yes, but, with the lease expiring, the owner has the right to give a 60 notice to terminate tenancy. This is probably a goodm idea if you have a tenant paying half and half. If this is a decent property, owner would be better off.
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prichards, you think it was extended to 60 days notice in CA now?