[msjess0125]

Hey, I need some SERIOUS help.
When we moved to Alabama I gave my husband that task of finding a place to live, it doesn't matter why but we were under some pressure to find a place.
My husband found someone eager to rent out his home, he never checked our credit, he never asked about our income the two of them signed a lease and we moved in.
Halfway through our lease it became obvious that our rent of $1300 was WAY more than we could pay... I asked my husband how he ever thought we could pay it and he said he didn't really think about it. The landlord was kind enough to bring it down to $1050 but even that was too much for us so we have been a little behind on our payments but we have been steadily paying him and he said that would be fine. Our lease was up April 1st, we said we wanted to stay another couple of months and he said that would be fine and we could just pay month to month.
Well today a woman calls me asking when the inspector can come because she has someone ready to move into the house in eight days. We are not packed, we have nowhere to go, and we thought we had at LEAST another month. She calls our landlord who informs her that we need to move out because our lease was up on April 1st and he has already given us an extra month so its time for us to leave... is this legal? Shouldn't we have been given a written notice of some sort? Do we have a leg to stand on since the extension of the lease was verbal... can he now verbally tell us to leave? HELP HELP HELP

[Fr_Chuck]

Normally you go into a month to month lease automatically. And no, they have to give you official notice to move out, and nomally this will have to be a 30 day notice as long as your payemnts are all current.

Next who is this lay, and what type of "inspector" I have never hired an inspector for renting a house?

And in the end, what does the landlord say, the inspector can not give you notice, another teannant can not give you notice. Also could this just be someone calling to mess with you.

So call the landlord and see what they say.

[JudyKayTee]

Hey, I need some SERIOUS help.
When we moved to Alabama I gave my husband that task of finding a place to live, it doesnt matter why but we were under some pressure to find a place.
My husband found someone eager to rent out his home, he never checked our credit, he never asked about our income the two of them signed a lease and we moved in.
Halfway through our lease it became obvious that our rent of $1300 was WAY more than we could pay...I asked my husband how he ever thought we could pay it and he said he didnt really think about it. The landlord was kind enough to bring it down to $1050 but even that was too much for us so we have been a little behind on our payments but we have been steadily paying him and he said that would be fine. Our lease was up April 1st, we said we wanted to stay another couple of months and he said that would be fine and we could just pay month to month.
Well today a woman calls me asking when the inspector can come because she has someone ready to move into the house in eight days. We are not packed, we have nowhere to go, and we thought we had at LEAST another month. She calls our landlord who informs her that we need to move out because our lease was up on April 1st and he has already given us an extra month so its time for us to leave...is this legal? Shouldn't we have been given a written notice of some sort?? Do we have a leg to stand on since the extension of the lease was verbal...can he now verbally tell us to leave? HELP HELP HELP

I just took a quick look and perhaps someone from Alabama will correct me but it looks like a written notice must be served and then you can be evicted in 7 days.

You have received no written notice?

No, you cannot be forced to move if you have not been served but it would appear that once you ARE served (for reason, such as being behind in your rent) you will have 7 days to get out.

The extension of the lease has nothing to do with the situation - unfortunately.