[engcanus]

I am a landlord and I don't like the current lease which is about to expire. I want to write a new lease that will be better for the tenant and me (tennant is in agreement). However, the existing agreement states that I will need to pay one month rent as commission to the Real Estate company if the lease is renewed. Is writing a new lease or staying on month to month considered as renewing the lease?

[Fr_Chuck]

What is the service that the reality company is going to provide ? Is the home for sale ? And having a lease makes it harder to sell ? Are they acting as the property management company

[ScottGem]

And you agreed to that? That means that you lose 1 months rent out of every year just for a renewal? Is that in additions to other fees? I would suggest you cancel the contract with that real Estate Company first.

[engcanus]

I didn't fully understanding it. Real estate agent said that the only fee was one month's rent. Later we saw in the lease that the agent included 1 month's rent for every renewal. I want ro know what constitutes a new policy rather than a renewal

[engcanus]

They found the tenant for me. They play no further part.

[engcanus]

They found the tenant for me and wrote the original lease. They play no further part

[ScottGem]

Please don't use the Comments feature for followups. Just use the Answer options. I would suggest consulting an attorney about how enforceable this clause is.

[engcanus]

Is it possible to have a lease that is not considered to be a Renewal, but a New Lease between the same landlord and the same tenant for the same property?

[Fr_Chuck]

Any new lease between you and the same people on the same properly will be renewing a lease.

I guess you write a new one, don't pay the real estate company and see if they come after you for the money.

Eitehr that or find a new renter

[engcanus]

Is going to a month by month equivalent to a renewal?