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My daughter lives in the small town that hosts the world’s largest motorcycle rally every August. As you can imagine, the small town explodes in population for a couple of weeks, going from about 8,000 people to 700,000.Many people in the area rent out their homes to rally goers as a way to make a little extra money. When my daughter and her husband were searching for apartments, they encountered a couple of them that, on the surface, looked pretty good. That is, until you looked closely at the rental agreements. Some of them require the tenants to vacate the property for the week of the rally. This is a well known dirty clause. She found one that went a step further. Not only would they have been required to vacate during rally week, but it also required the renter to pay for any damages caused by Rally Renters. How on earth is it fair to expect your tenant to absorb the cost of damages that they are powerless to prevent? That’s insane.Luckily she found a place with no rally clauses. Always read rental agreements before you sign!

Do you know why rental agreements in India are made for 11 months?It is a convention that is followed by property owners because if an owner makes a rental agreement of 12 months or more in tenure, it is mandatory to register it with local authorities to make it executable under the Registration Act of India. To avoid these formalities, agreements are generally made for 11 months and extended as per mutual consensus of the parties involved.A Notice period clause that can be added to the agreement so that it can be dissolved before the completion of term. Notice period is anywhere between 1-3 months for either party to vacate or be asked to vacate the premises. This clause needs to be clearly documented in the rental agreement with a common consent. Be aware that while such a clause give the tenant an option to terminate the agreement early, the landlord can also ask the tenants to vacate early by giving a notice period.Either way, make sure you are aware of the rental agreement that you are signing at the beginning of term to avoid legal inefficiencies in the case of any dispute. In fact it is advisable for all parties to have a binding rental agreement that accounts for common situations and provides remedies to ensure coverage.

You are in absolute control here. The landlord has made a critical mistake. Allow me to explain.The first thing to do is to pull out your lease or rental agreement and see what it says about notices to vacate. If you don't have a written, signed contract with your landlord, don't worry, you still have rights.If you are current with your rent and are not in violation of any lease terms and/or clauses, then short notices (3-29 days) to vacate are not applicable in your case.Depending upon which state you live in and the length of your tenancy, you are due either a 30 day or a 60 day notice to vacate. If you have a month to month rental agreement, the landlord can issue that at any time. However, if you have a long term lease, day #30 or day #60, whichever is applicable to your tenancy, cannot be sooner than the last day of your lease.Your landlord has made a critical mistake. By turning your electricity off, he has performed a self help eviction, which is illegal AF. A landlord cannot turn off electricity, gas, and/or water, and cannot interupt services guaranteed in the lease: trash, garbage, recycling, and compost pick up, and cable TV and internet services.To recap - you are entitled to at least a 30 day notice to vacate absent any lease violations or late rent payments. The landlord has performed illegal actions against you - short notice and self help eviction.Your next step should be to find your nearest tenant advocacy agency and make an appointment ASAP. They will be able to get you headed in the right direction to take your next step.I am not a lawyer or a RE professional and this answer is not professional advice. My experience comes from ten years of working in the family rental business and thirty-five years of experience renting in five different states.