Question on giving notice when moving (apartment, rent, month-to-month)

[UniqueSoCal]

I was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to apartment living. I have been at my first apartment for 4 years now and am considering moving some time in the next year. I am on a month-to-month agreement, so I imagine a 1-month notification would be the norm. My question is whether or not I should wait to notify my current landlord/manager until after I have made an agreement with the owners of the new apartment. I wouldn't want to give notice and then have no place to stay due to thing falling through. However, I have seen applications where they ask for current/past landlord/manager contact info.

[CALGUY]

You are doing it absolutely the correct way.
Make sure you have your new digs nailed down before giving your present landlord the thirty day notice.
Landlords expect to get calls from perspective new landlords of their present tenants, so don't worry that your present landlord is going to cause you any problems.

Bob.

[SandyCo]

I agree with CalGuy. I just want to add that you should put money down to reserve the new apartment before you give notice on the new one. Without money changing hands, you have nothing. This means, of course, that you'll probably be paying rent on two places for a week or two. I've never yet met a landlord who was willing to wait until I served my entire month's notice in my current apartment.

[disgruntled la native]

yes, what the others said. the safe way to do is is to ultimately have to pay double rent for a week or two.