breaking verbal lease agreement

[rva1515]

What is the name of your state? TN . My daughter moved into a privately owned home with 4 other girls last May, the home being owned by one of the other girl's dad, and started paying rent at that time. She was never asked to sign a lease but verbally said she thought she would need to live there for about a year until she could get into grad. school. She now needs to move out and leave there asap and move back to Missouri where we live and work with the MO colleges to finalize getting into grad. school.

Therefore: What are her legal rights in getting out of the verbal agreement that the landlord says was understood to be to rent until this coming May?

 

[BL]

Non written ( verbal rentals ) are month to month if the rent is being paid by the month .

A month to month renter has to give 30 days notice to move .

If the rent is due on the first of the month a 30 notice has to be given in writing ( should be Certified mail return receipt requested ) , before the 1st. then the renter pays the next month and vacates by the end of that month .

If security deposit was made , the Landlord has to follow the Laws for it's return .

If you wanted your daughter to return ASAP you could give proper notice and pay that moths rent anyways .

If the Landlord filed a Lawsuit , your daughter would have to show up with proof of payment and defend herself .

 

[JETX]

Non written ( verbal rentals ) are month to month if the rent is being paid by the month .

Sorry, but that is not necessarily true.
In this case, there is a specific term to the verbal lease, that being "verbally said she thought she would need to live there for about a year until she could get into grad. school.".

As such, and if they can provide proof of the statement, she is liable for the full period, or until they can find a replacement for her.... whichever is shorter.