Question:
I'm renting a dirah in Yerushalayim. I finished my contract half a year ago. I have stayed in the apartment until now. I found a new dirah that I wanted to move to, and right away told my bal dirah that I'm leaving in three weeks. He told me that I have to pay for two months rent because it says in the contract you have to be modiah 2 months before leaving, I claimed, no the contract is finished there is no contract now
- you can throw me out whenever you want and I can leave whenever I want. I don't become a socher stam ( with a chiyuv hodah) once the contract finishes. with whom is the halacha? and what's the din once the owner finds a new tenant?
Answer:
Hello,
It depends on what was spoken out between you and the landlord when the lease was up. If it was mentioned that you will continue to stay there, then it means that it is under the old conditions, and you would have to give him 2 months notice. However, if nothing was spoken out, then, the original conditions don’t apply.
Best wishes
