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I've found a nice apartment in a house in a small town west of White Plains, NY. The landlord seems flexible. She's told me she could either ask me to sign a lease or not ask me to sign a lease, depends on what I feel comfortable with.
From my point of view, the only reason for me not wanting to sign a lease is that in case I get a good job offer in another area, in which case I may need to move before my lease expires, I'll still be liable for the remaining period of the lease term (if I'm not allowed to sub-lease it to someone else).
Other than that, I think a lease would protect both me as a tenant and the landlord.
Having a lease spells out the contract between you and the landlord, who pays what, how to handle security, under what circumstances the landlord can ask you to leave or you can leave. Ask for a six-month lease, renewable, if you think you may have job issues soon.
I had an oral month to month lease for about 9 years. Worked great. When I bought a house, I gave 30 days notice and that was that. Of course, you can be kicked out with 30 days notice but that's the risk you take.
If I were a landlord, I wouldn't do it any other way.
Since most leases in the area require a one-year term, I don't know if my landlord would agree to a month-by-month term, which is what I prefer.
Six months would also work for me, because it's flexible enough.
What if she wants a one-year lease? Shall I tell her that I may get a job offer in some other area? If not, what reason shall I use in getting a shorter term lease?
Having a lease spells out the contract between you and the landlord, who pays what, how to handle security, under what circumstances the landlord can ask you to leave or you can leave. Ask for a six-month lease, renewable, if you think you may have job issues soon.
I agree that these must be stated in a lease in order to protect both myself and the landlord.
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