Can my rental office force me to sign a lease if i don't want one?

my lease at my apartment is up 8/31/06. i wanted to do month to month or a 6mos lease because i will be moving out of state soon. they are refusing to let me dio that because i gave them less than 60 day notice. i have been at my apartment for 6yrs. if i move before the end of the lease i have to pay the difference of the lease.what can i do?.

I'd say you better find another apartment that will let you sign a 6 month lease. I have been in your shoes. My situation was a little different, but I know how you feel. They do what ever they can to make money. The fact that they know you will be moving out in less than one year that gives them even more of a reason to try to make you sign another year lease. They want you to owe them money. If you can contact the Main office. You know the office over the one that runs your complex then you can talk with them, and see if you can work out a deal. If you had your original lease you could find out what the policy is on lease renewal.

That's too bad. I hope you can find a new place soon. Report It

Fidn somewhere else when your lease is up, sounds like they are trying to scam you.

No. your option is to move out on 8/31/06 when your lease runs out. Start looking for someplace to move to on a month to month basis, you have 10 days.

well your lease is up in a few days, so if they are unwilling to bend, then I guess I would look for a new place to live. But I would look at your lease to see what it says about renewing it. If it doesn't say anything about what the terms are for renewing thier leases then that shouldn't be able to inforce certain rules onto you. If it does say in there that you need to give them 60 days before changing your lease options, then I am sorry to say, but that is what you are going to have to follow.

No you don't have to sign the lease,now prepare to move out.The only way you are staying is by signing.In the real world the landlord does not give a crap what you like.

you can check with your local laws but here, after the first year you can legaly give them 30 day notice (read your lease) also if thats not in there they can only charge you rent until the place is re-rented they cant collect double rent on the same unit.

It sounds as if you did not read the original leasing agreement closely enough. They are within their rights to specify a leasing length. You can move out now or try negotiating with them, e.g., pay an extra month or two. Costly but maybe not as expensive as moving.

1. Go apt shopping for a place that will allow for a 6-month lease.
2. READ new lease BEFORE signing.
3. Move out after your lease expires in 10 days.
4. Move into new apt.
5. Case closed.

its there place that your renting, i would just talk to the boss calmly let them know your situation and that you cant afford it and see what they can do.

Move out at the end of the lease contract and look for an apartment that will allow you to enter into a month-to-month agreement. The rental office can not force you to sign a contract to which you do not agree.

Read the lease you signed in the first place. If their terms meet the ones they quote you have no recourse.

It stinks, but there is little you can do. Offer to pay a higher rate if you really want to stay.

They can make you sign one.There is not many apartments out there with month to month rent agreement.

I just talked to my daughter that works as a apartment mgr, it depends on what state you live in, try to do a search on apartment renting laws.Also try about.com.

You can refuse to sign a new lease. They can take you to court to try and force you out as a holdover tenant or because you refused to sign a new lease, but it will take them a little while.

You have a valid objection to the new lease ... the term is too long. Leases are agreements that BOTH landlord and tenant agree upon. It doesn't have to be all their way.

You don't have to sign anything that isn't in your own best interests, no matter what they are telling you. They are OFFERING you a longer lease than you want. You are under no obligation to accept.

Your lease still governs your space. They may be able to move you out with proper notice and increase your rents substantially in the mean time. Yo may be able to do a reduced lease term or have a kill the lease clause. In TN all you owe if you leave early is the time it remains vacant, and they have an obligation to look for tenants. You did not say where you are.

Read the lease, contact an attorney and see what your rights are. In some states your rights will be greater than the Lessor. That is why I do not do residential properties. I foot all the expense and they get all the rights if they fail to pay, and then I loose rents and have to pay some more.

I don't know about your state, but in California, when your lease expires, you automatically go into a month to month status. If they want you to sign a lease and you refuse, they will need to evict you.

Regards