Do you bring up lease renewal with your landlord?
In Bay Area, you have to give 30 days notice if you are planning to move out at the end of the lease. The 30 days deadline is coming and I want to continue living in this apartment. My question is: is it better to bring up the renewal or wait until the landlord says something? My thinking to not say anything: I don’t want my rent to increase so if I initiate the conversation then maybe they’ll use the information that I want to stay as an advantage to increase my rent even more.
If you are a good tenant, write a letter to your landlord two months before the lease expires, saying you are willing to extend the lease on the same terms for a period of one year. This way, you're making it seem like you're doing him a favor by agreeing to stay. It worked for me every time.
Usually leases continue on a month-to-month basis after a year. You give written notice 30 days before you want the lease to end, not 30 days before the end of the year.
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I am a landlord. Best is to keep quite. If he increases rent, say that you need time to think as other places are cheaper. Have data points ready. Then you MIGHT be able to keep rate same.