[Fr_Chuck]

As you said, it looks like it. If I was looking for an apartment, and I drove by this one, and say what could be a bunch of guys from the hood, standing around, I would just drive on, So for them, you are basically bad for business, In the end, it is all about the money,

Also you could be scaring current tennants.

[ScottGem]

To my understanding it is because we are possibly the youngest tenents. That by some stereotype of all "20somethings" do nothing but drink, do drugs and basically party. ... how can someone automatically assume something when theres no evidence to base it on.

You are being logical and reasonable. You have valid questions. But even if you get the answers it won't change the facts. The landlord and/or manager isn't being logical or reasonable. But THEY DON'Y HAVE TO BE!! Your lease is expiring and they don't have to renew, nor do they have to give a reason. The only thing they have to give is proper notification of the non-renewal.

You will probably never know the full and real reason. Possibly, if they told you, it might give you a case against them so why would they hand you the means to sue them.

So, you should be spending your effort at finding new lodgings, not worrying about why you have to leave the current ones.

[dpav98]

They don't have to renew the lease because you don't have any where to go not there problem, or concern. They don't have to renew the lease because it's in the lease... read your contract and know what you sighn before you sign... at best you can get a few more months out of the deal because you have a child and they would give you up to 3 months after the eviction date for you to be removed from the premisses by the courts. Yes court will take up to 3 months but then it could be costly and ugly.

[daisy338]

hi this is Ashes from Pennsylvania, recently me and my fiance received a letter in the mail telling us that our landlord is exercising their right not to renew our lease and must vacate by the end of April. we've done nothing wrong, meanwhile our landlord has formed a double standard lease telling us we are not allowed pets but other tenents including the manager of the buidling has some form of a pet. We were denied a parking space supposedly because neither of us drive, so the manager of the buildings grand daughter uses the spot. One morning my fiance woke up to our apartment freezing cold only to find that the manager/landlord whatever she would be known as had opened the door for a painter to paint it. the list of things goes on and on but those are some of the majors. what im wondering is, are they allowed to this?

I work in the apartment industry. I can't tell you about the parking or pet thing without knowing more details (maybe the people with current pets has been grandfathered in). As far as the non-renewal of your lease goes they can do that. By law, a landlord does not have to give a reason for non-renewal, just like the resident does not have to give a reason if it is theor choice to not renew. I know it is hard to be told you can't renew and not understand why. It is the practive of many companies not to give a reason because it is inevitable that someone will make a lawsuit against it.

[Ashes14]

Hey daisy, she did give us a reason. She said its because of our age that we cause problems by partying and what not. We don't, she's claiming there's been complaints but we were never notified of them. She herself said that they were discriminating against us. We've talked to our neighbors and they have said they have no problems with us. We're basically being classified as a liability cause we are 20somethings and parents standing outside because we choose to smoke ciggarettes out there rather then endanger the life of my 8 month old son, because of that we are being punished. Im giving all of you the best I can of information as I get it.

[Fr_Chuck]

Let me see you go to a neighbors door and ask them if they have a problem with them, what do you think they are going to say, if they are scared of you, they are not going to tell you they are scared of you.

But you need to get over this and start packing and find somewhere else to live.

[s_cianci]

If you signed the lease, then it is binding and they can do whatever it stipulates. If the current lease expires at the end of April and they choose not to renew it, that's their perrogative and you'll have to move out by then.