Am I Obligated to Find a Replacement
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: California
Hi,
I moved into a new apartment 2 days ago, and I am a subleasor. I have not signed any contract or piece of paper regarding the apartment. The apartment is too grungy and dirty for my taste and I am having anxiety living here. My question is regarding my rights/legal obligations were I to move out and find another place to live. Currently I will not be signing a lease with the landlord as that would cost more money and the existing room mates said I did not need to go through that, and i would just sublet unofficially. The only written correspondence I have had with one of the room mates does indicate that I would be leasing the apartment until June 09, however I have not signed anything and there is no intent on my part or the current room mates for me to do so. I would prefer to move out as soon as possible, and while I would feel bad leaving them in the lurch regarding my spot being open, I don't want to pay rent here. I have yet to pay rent for the last two days, however would be ok paying some money for my time here if I knew I was getting out of the agreement and would not be liable for my place in the apartment.
Again, I am an unofficial sublettor, the landlord does not know about me, and I have yet to pay rent. I wish to leave ASAP. Thanks for any help
Re: Am I Obligated to Find a Replacement
Did you agree to rent for a specific lease term, even if there's nothing in writing? If you're just a month-to-month tenant, your obligations are described here
Quote:
Quoting Tenant's notice to end a periodic tenancy
To end a
periodic rental agreement (for example, a month-to-month agreement), you must give your
landlord proper written notice before you move.
You must give the landlord the same
amount of notice as there are days between rent payments. This means that if you pay rent monthly, you must give the landlord written notice at least 30 days before you move. If you pay rent every week, you must give the landlord written notice at least seven days before you move. This is true even if the landlord has given you a 60-day notice to end the rental agreement and you want to leave sooner (see
Landlord's notice to end a periodic tenancy.)