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Is my landlord right?
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I normally pay my rent on the 4th of every month, so my "month" that I pay for is from the 4th of one month to the 4th of the next.
I'm moving out of my current flat on Tuesday which is the 2nd but before we thought we were moving out on the Friday which would be the 5th and my landlord asked us for an extra weeks rent? Is he right in doing so? As surely we would only be due him a weeks rent if we stayed a week after the 4th? Turns out we are now moving before the 4th so I don't believe we are due him anything?
I'm moving out of my current flat on Tuesday which is the 2nd but before we thought we were moving out on the Friday which would be the 5th and my landlord asked us for an extra weeks rent? Is he right in doing so? As surely we would only be due him a weeks rent if we stayed a week after the 4th? Turns out we are now moving before the 4th so I don't believe we are due him anything?
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So it may be worth checking your tenancy agreement to see if it says anything about it there.
So it could be the case that your rental period runs from the 1st of every month but he has agreed to the rent being paid on the 4th because it suited when you got paid and meant he didn't risk a missed rent payment because it was due before you got paid and may have been skint.
(ADDED) Although if we aren't actually staying on the 2nd we shouldn't actually owe him anything?
Your tenancy will end tomorrow, you are staying 2 days over that. You withhold rent, he can take it out your bond.
Your deposit.
I would assume that to be the case. I have never formally rented so don't know if or where your actual rental period would be recorded.
Your deposit
If the rental period starts on the first then it would end on the last day of the previous month which in this case is 30th June - tomorrow. A new rental period would then start from midnight so you would need to pay rent for Monday and Tuesday
Because if it starts on the 1st of the month it must finish on the last day of the month, unless otherwise specified.
If you paid a deposit, was this protected ?
This all assumes the rental property is in england or wales.
If your landlord is accepting less notice then go along with it as he could demand more.
Then I wouldn't worry about it.
He would be very unlikely to chase you in the courts for a few days rent.
If you just want to leave on good terms and pay whatever you might owe then ask to see the original tenancy agreement (if you no longer have it) to see what day you moved in.
All the agreements that I issue say that that tenants pay a month in advance and that there are no refunds for part months (standard AST agreement terms). So, if he is only asking for a week, you are getting away lightly.