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milehigh2084 OP t1_iv30c0x wrote

Reply to comment by PalpitationNo3106 in apartment leasing agreement by milehigh2084

They want me pay 500 and change like its my fault and they didn't list the apartment up as of now...

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milehigh2084 OP t1_iv30m5x wrote

I just hope they don't charge me for damages or cleaning on the way out lol, at this point anything goes.

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PalpitationNo3106 t1_iv37c2e wrote

Insist on a walk through on your last day with their representative. Take video. If they refuse, note that. And take video of the place anyway. Show everything. Make sure they have your new address. Print this https://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?DownloadFile=F072555F-0000-C93C-AA3B-E0DC116B10AA and leave it sitting in the middle of the room. (If you really want to flex) they’re bluffing, they won’t actually sue you for it, because they can’t. And if you leave the place in reasonable condition, you’ll get your deposit back, too.

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PalpitationNo3106 t1_iv37h95 wrote

If you don’t pay December rent, what are they going to do, evict you? You won’t live there anymore. You gave them 30 days notice. They’re just bullying you.

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milehigh2084 OP t1_iv3l9w4 wrote

I guess I signed the contract so guess have to own up to it.

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PalpitationNo3106 t1_iv3mhoc wrote

The contract was illegal. You don’t have to. Don’t let predatory landlords win without a fight. If not for you, then for the next guy.

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Master-Musician5006 t1_iv3ppth wrote

No it wasnt. Requiring 60 days notice of intent to vacate is legal.

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PalpitationNo3106 t1_iv3r083 wrote

No, it isn’t. Dc code requires 30 days notice only. Prove me wrong. Cite chapter and verse of the DC code that allows for 60 days notice. Please.

Dc code requires 30 days plus the 30 days after the last rent payment is due. So a maximum of 59 days. But please. Cite the DC code that allows for 60 days. Go ahead.

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Master-Musician5006 t1_iv3tfhm wrote

Why are you so hostile?

Dont know the exact code section of DC law, but I trust OTA.

This is from OTA's guide here

Tenant’s Notice of Intent to Vacate: The Act clarifies existing law regarding the tenant notice of intent to vacate the unit during a month-to-month tenancy. A housing provider may not require a month-to-month tenant to give more than a 30-day notice of his or her intent to vacate the unit. The tenant should be aware, however, that the notice does not take effect until 30 days after the date that the rent is next due. For example, if a tenant’s notice of intent to vacate the unit is given to the housing provider on February 15th, and the rent is next due on March 1st, then the tenancy will not terminate until April 1.

The law is somewhat different for a tenant who wishes to move out upon the expiration of the written lease term, i.e., before the tenancy becomes month-to month. In that instance, the lease may require more than 30 days-notice of a tenant’s intent to vacate, but only if the lease also entitles the tenant to a written notice of a rent increase that is at least 15 days longer than that. For example, if the lease requires the tenant to provide a 60-day notice of intent to vacate, the lease must also entitle the tenant to a 75-day notice of a rent increase. If the lease fails to do so, the tenant is only required to give the housing provider a 30-day notice of intent to vacate.

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violet-shift t1_iv496le wrote

D.C. Code 42-3505.54 (b)

Make sure to read til the end of the section. (It's a single sentence, so I'm confident you can manage.)

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milehigh2084 OP t1_iv3pj48 wrote

Contact is a binding document and I signed it unfortunately.

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PalpitationNo3106 t1_iv3ramp wrote

Nope. You cannot sign an illegal contract. The law supercedes.

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milehigh2084 OP t1_iv3sxti wrote

What law is that? I am not lawyer lol

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OcelotControl78 t1_iv5n0gf wrote

Any contract that is illegal in any way is generally voidable. It's a standard legal precedent. Specifics can vary from state to state. (Under the theory that a contract is binding only when it meets certain criteria; legality is one of those criteria.)

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PalpitationNo3106 t1_iv3t7c1 wrote

Dc code. Google exists. Enjoy.

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milehigh2084 OP t1_iv3trjg wrote

I read th we DC 21-210 Tenants Notice of Intent to Vacate , didn't mention anything was illegal.

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