We applied for an assignment due to ongoing issues with our rental unit. We are also being heard at the Rental Tribunal as part of the issues in the home. The other day the owner put the house up for sale. That is obviously going to make assigning the home that much more difficult for us......any direction on how we should proceed with this?

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No, however the landlord must give you 60 days notice to end the tenancy.

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I gave my building manager notice that i will be moving out at the end of the month. he asked me last week on friday if i could show my apartment to people that day while i wasnt' there and i said no. this week, monday, i get a knock at my door while i'm home relaxing from work to see that the on site manager is standing there with a potential tenent to show the apartment. he has placed a note on my door which wasn't there when i came home. as he showed the young man the place i opened the letter to see that they have stated every single day up until i move that they will show my place as it is needed to be shown. yesterday, tuesday, he set a schedule on the paper to show the place from 12 pm to 4pm which i was at work. around 8:30 that night he came by with another person and this is where i have to draw the line. the only oral word i gave on the matter is telling him no last friday so how did this turn into a yes for every single day up until i move out. granted, i understand he wants to sell it as soon as i move out, advertising the place to be moved in at the first of the month but how does that give time to clean things up (not that i plan to leave the place a mess but still) what are the laws on this? do i have any rights against this? i understand what you all are saying. i guess my only issue is the time length because showign while i'm at work is fine. i can even be okay with until 6 pm if need be but after 8 pm i'd like some personal time to myself. i don't want to get myself ready for bed or wanting to spend time with my boyfriend and worry that soon someone is going to come knocking on my door. i may be leaving soon but i honestly shouldn't have to sit there unsure if i should relax or do anything because i'm not sure someone is about to come knocking on my door to see the place so i have to keep it upkempt at all times and make sure nothing is out of place.

As long as he has given notice, and he has, he can show HIS property. You do not have to be home and he certainly does not need your permission.

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My tenent has rented my house now for almost a year. i initially rented it as a 6 month tenancy agreement because i planned to sell it after repairing it after the previous tenents wrecked it. i basically did it as a favour and rather it go empty i thought it easier to have someone in it basically paying the mortgage. it is a 17 (now 18) year old single mum. a while ago i put it up for sale and she started looking for somewhere else to move to and asked for her bond money back (1 months rent) which i told her she would have to repair things that had been broken or damaged etc inside the house while she was living there to the standard when she moved in. bearing in mind its had new carpets throughout and has been completely redecorated for her with no cash of hers. she then refused one of the repairs in particular which was the kitchen floor. when she moved in her washer broke and flooded the kitchen floor and i basically went out and called an (emergency) plumber out to fix it and she never paid him i had to. now when she refused to go half cost on the repair of the floor (bearing in mind i volunteered to buy the flooring which i have and is currently paid for awaiting fitting) she on the other hand went to the citizens advice then threatened to take me to court. i suspect it was for non payment of bond (which i never refused to pay her in the first place) but no wanting the hassle andor court costs over about £100 worth of repairs i told her to forget about it. i served her notice when she threatened to take me to court (which was back in october) and when i said i'd pay the flooring costs i also said that if she hasn't found anywhere to move to she could stay on a monthly periodic tenancy month on month basis (bearing in mind i still wanted to sell). which she agreed to and has now lived there up until yesterday. so yesterday she called me and said she was moving out in the next 10 days. which i replied and said i need a months notice (like i gave her). she then argued that because i'd served her notice she didn't have to give any (obviously just because it suits her needs) and that because she didn't have a current tenancy agreement that she didn't need to abide by the notice period. she also asked (again) for her bond money before she moved out to which i replied no you get it after you move out. she then said she's going to citizens advice (again) and she'd get back to me. so my questions are, am i in the right here or what? i've been nothing but nice to this tenant and all she's done is cost me money and harassed me on the phone (i initially had her aunty call me and start arguing and shouting at me down the phone when she couldn't get her own way about the repairs then her mother started texting me swearing and threatening me with court etc) and now just this weekend i've had 2 calls off her yesterday and 1 today and also her dad calling me arguing her case!!! also my final questions is i can see whats coming next it'll be the advice of a parent or relative who'll say (yet again) to threaten me with court to get her own way.. which i'm beginning to get annoyed with to the point where i feel like saying okay lets go to court and i'll be filing for harassment at the same time. nb: she also never pays her rent on time and is always late she owes me money from last month even now! help! it was an assured shorthold tenancy for 6 months originally yes. what do you mean squatter? also i was reading this article before i posted: fixed term & periodic tenancies tenancies usually start with an agreed fixed-term, (for example 6 or 12 months) during which time both parties are contractually bound - the tenant to pay rent for the full term, and the landlord to allow the tenant exclusive possession and quiet enjoyment. once the fixed-term of a tenancy has expired, however, unless a new fixed-term is agreed, all tenancies automatically become periodic tenancies. these are based on the rent payment period - weekly or monthly etc. the periodic tenancy can thus continue on until one side, landlord or tenant, gives notice. at the end of the fixed-term, the tenant can leave, but if he or she stays on there is no legal requirement for either party to do anything at all - the tenancy can continue on indefinitely on a periodic basis and on exactly the same terms as the original agreement, which still fully apply.

Was the tenancy a short assured for 6 months? These tenancies normally turn into rolling tenancies with 1 month or 2 month notice either side . The fact that she doesn't pay the rent puts you on a strong footing. But the question is - have you actually got a legal tenancy or is she in effect a squater?