30 day notice

[redpauly]

california law

My brother and I rent an apartment in ontario california.
We now want to go our seperate ways. We are both on the month to month contract. My brother gave 30 day notice on the 15Th of january. I did not sign the notice that the landlord provided for both of us to sign. I want to move on the 15th of february also which would be 30 days from my brothers written notice. Do we both legally have to give written notice or is one of us good enough. They wanted both signatures but didn't get mine. If I can legally move on the 15th without being obligated for further rent, what civil code would that fall under? I would need something to show the landlord. Thank you

 

[LL]

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out by yourself.

You rented the apartment together, so you have to give it up together. The landlord would be entirely within his right to refuse to accept the 30 day notice as a valid notice of vacation on which he can rely.

If only one of you gives notice, can the landlord sign up a new tenant for February 15? What if you are still there and refuse to leave?

 

[djdj]

Youd better have a long talk with your landlord, and start advertising the apartment today.....

Then you will have to be there to show the apartment to prospective tenanats, THEN if a tenants wants to sign a lease to rent it on the 15th, THEN the landlord will lose no money and you would be entitled to your security back, if the lease starts March 1st then you owe 1/2 months FULL rent on the apartment, and if he cant rent it you will have to pay the FULL rent until he does...

also he must rerent at the same rental price as you are paying now, it is illegal for him to jack up the rent 25% and then sue you for the remaning months on the lease, because no body rented it at that price!