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Landlord ended your month-to-month: the 72-hour playbook
Your landlord ended an open-ended (month-to-month) tenancy. That is not an eviction, and you usually have more calendar than the fear says. One page, what to do in the first 72 hours: 1. Get the notice in writing. A text or a hallway comment often does not count. Ask for the written notice and the date it was served. Note the date you got it. 2. Count the real days. Month-to-month endings usually need written notice (30 days is the common floor). Long tenancies get 60 or 90 days in some places, and a few cities require the landlord to show a real reason. 3. Separate the two dates. The day notice is served starts the clock. Your move-out is the END of the notice period, not the day they told you. 4. Pick ONE option, not five. One realistic roof: family, a roommate, an extended-stay, a sublet. Five half-plans is zero plans. 5. Price it in one column. Cash on hand, first month + deposit, moving cost, a buffer. If the number is negative, that is the real problem, not the landlord. 6. If you cannot make the date, ask in writing for a short extension. A few extra weeks is cheaper for a landlord than turning the unit over. 7. Do not ignore it. Ignoring a valid notice turns a move into an eviction filing, and that record follows you into the next application. Bottom line: get it in writing, count the actual days, choose one option, price it, act this week. Not legal advice. Most US states have a free tenant hotline or legal aid office that will check your specific notice for free.
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