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When is the best time to tell my land lord that I might be moving?
The job market where i currently live sucks so I plan on moving to tx where things are flourishing. I have some interviews lined up but nothing is a guarantee of course and I'm not going to move till i know i'm hired. I'm in a year lease contract now with my apt and I don't know when the right time to tell my landlord. on one hand I don't want to tell her and i go to these interviews and things don't go well and then come home to find out that my landlord found someone to take over my lease while I was gone. on the other hand I don't want a situation where I don't tell her go to these interviews get hired on the spot and the job expects me to relocate a week later but theres no one to take over the remainder of my lease. I want to do the right thing here I'm just not sure what the right thing is in this situation. Any advice?
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First things first. Secure employment in Texas. Once you have a job to go to and a starting date then you can inform you landlord.
While your waiting for a job offer read your lease carefully. Some leases contain a transfer clause which details what your rights are if you need to move for employment purposes.
Once you have secured employment and have a starting date you then should notify you landlord. Worst case scenario is your landlord will insist you live up to the notice required in the lease. Given today's economic situation and job prospects in certain areas of the country your landlord may be understanding and let you out of your lease without penalty. If you have been a good tenant and the landlord has come to know you as more than just a tenant this is a possibility. Today's economic situation makes everything negotiable.
Most importantly is that you wait until you have two in the bush before you give up your home.
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Why dont you check the contract/lease?
It should say in there the minimum amount of notice you should give them. Its usually 30days as standard. But the thing is, you don't want to tell your landlord before you are guaranteed the position because there is no need to. Like you say, they may start looking for another tenant.
So if they do tell you to relocate in a week (although they probably wont, as they will probably assume you have a lease etc), you could just pay the last months rent and not stay there. But then you would be paying 2 rents. Is commuting a possibility? for the first few days/weeks while you stay at your current place?
Even if you have to leave asap, maybe your landlord will be sympathetic to your situation? and maybe will only ask you to pay part of your rent?
In short: Dont tell your landlord just yet. The second you tell them, even if you emphasise the fact that you're not sure if you will get the position, they will start looking for new tenants because otherwise they will be out money. So tell them when you know you will definitely be leaving.
Hope I helped, and good luck!
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The courteous thing to do is to give a 30 day notice ahead of time, It will leave you on good terms and give them plenty of time to find another tenant.
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