Landlord NOT renewing lease, have till 10/15 to move?

My sisters landlord literally just told her that she is not renewing her lease. My sister has been asking for 2 weeks for a new lease agreement, and the landlord kept putting her off, not she got a note tacked to her door. She has 3 kids, single mom...zero extra cash kicking around. She asked the landlord about her security deposit, and the landlord told her she gets it 30 days after she moves out. My sis has paid rent on time, if not EARLY every single month for the whole time she has been there. The house is spotless, and she has even done most repairs herself as the landlord does not follow through very fast. First she asked WHY she was not renewing the lease, and the landlord was evasive and said something about her ex husband not being there to help financially and she was worried about getting her rent...Her ex has not been there in a year, and she has paid all this time so what the problem is I don't know. She thinks she will at least have a good rental ref, HOWEVER, her 2 oldest start school next week, so likely in order to find a new place they will end up switching schools, also, as a single mom, she needs time to save up money for first, last and security. Granted, she already paid her last month's rent to the current landlord so she can put this nexts months towards her new place, but her last month and security deposit are too much for her..she is looking at 3K just for that! What single mom has that kicking around! Is there anything she can do? Its almost like she is being evicted, for being single! This is rather unfair! There is NO WAY she can scrape that kind of money together in this amount of time, and I have little to give her. I worry that on 10/15 she will be homeless!|||Unless otherwise stated in the contract, the landlord needs to give a minimum of 30 days notice, which she hasn't done.





Your sister can contest this, and secure herself another 2 weeks in the property but unfortunately, there's nothing beyond this she can do.





If she's on a low income, your sister may be able to approach charitable organisations/housing authorities for assistance with her rental deposit or a rental deposit loan. Without knowing where you/she live it's hard to specify anywhere in particular, though. If there's a community advice centre locally you can try and get further directions there.|||That really is terrible. But unfortunetly there isn't much she can do. The lease is up and not being renewed, that's that.


I'm sorry.|||Probably not much she can do. She can try talking to the landliord, but that doesn't sound like it will work.





I hate to point out the obvious, but some people have an emergency fund for when things like this occur. Perhaps she can find a LL that will allow her to add extra payments each month to make a security deposit. She is going to have to be creative here.|||The landlord does not need to give a reason not to renew a lease, and the tenant is receiving far more than 30 days notice to vacate. If the landlord feels like being kind, and the house truly is spotless when she vacates, she could possibly get her deposit back earlier than the 30 days, although the landlord is not required to do so. If I've had a good tenant and they are moving for a legitimate reason, I usually give the deposit bvack immediately after my walk-thru. There may be more to this story than you are being told. She does need to have a financial cushion of cash for situations just like this one.|||Your sister holds no cards. Housing is abundant right now, and there is a very good chance she can find a better less expensive place to stay. Her only option with this landlord is to sit down with him explain she has not been late on her rent, explain she has been absent from her husband for over a year and can manage the rent. My guess is, there is a problem you are not aware of. No landlord wants to terminate a lease in this envoironment. If she goes to church, she can bring her problem to the church asking for a one time financial assistance to help her in her moving expenses. There are decon funds set up for such occurances.