jbbrain
Master Don Juan
So my landlady is this 71 year old woman who wants out of the real estate game and is trying to sell her building, of which my apartment is a part.
She came over 2 days ago with 'some bad news'. Apparently she found a buyer and I'm going to have to move out she they can renovate the place and move in themselves. Something sounded a bit fishy with her matter-of-factness in her way of telling me. I asked her about my rights as a tenant, the fact that the new lease is automatically renewed July 1st and that that would only leave me 2 months to find a new place! To make a long story short I knew, without REALLY knowing, there had to be more of a heads up for this to be legit.
Anyways, so she agrees with me. Mentions that the new buyer has to give 6 month's notice (at least in Quebec Canada) before the lease is to end in order to kick the tenant out.
Rent is 2500 bucks. She offers to give me June off. I'm thinking of asking 3-4 months as she'll be walking into about 1,500,000 when this deal goes down. Is that fair or am I being a **** or too soft? I have no experience playing hardball with landlords.
Things to consider: I quit my job so I can work from home as it's a great environment. Not sure if I'll find something similar in 2 months. Paid over 10 grand for furniture that really suits the place well, again who knows if I'll need it all in my new place. Paid over 2500 to paint this place. Again, would not have done it had I known I'd be out in only a year etc etc.
She came over 2 days ago with 'some bad news'. Apparently she found a buyer and I'm going to have to move out she they can renovate the place and move in themselves. Something sounded a bit fishy with her matter-of-factness in her way of telling me. I asked her about my rights as a tenant, the fact that the new lease is automatically renewed July 1st and that that would only leave me 2 months to find a new place! To make a long story short I knew, without REALLY knowing, there had to be more of a heads up for this to be legit.
Anyways, so she agrees with me. Mentions that the new buyer has to give 6 month's notice (at least in Quebec Canada) before the lease is to end in order to kick the tenant out.
Rent is 2500 bucks. She offers to give me June off. I'm thinking of asking 3-4 months as she'll be walking into about 1,500,000 when this deal goes down. Is that fair or am I being a **** or too soft? I have no experience playing hardball with landlords.
Things to consider: I quit my job so I can work from home as it's a great environment. Not sure if I'll find something similar in 2 months. Paid over 10 grand for furniture that really suits the place well, again who knows if I'll need it all in my new place. Paid over 2500 to paint this place. Again, would not have done it had I known I'd be out in only a year etc etc.