My (28F) current landlord (M) is a live-in and he makes me quite uncomfortable. I have given a month and a half notice I will be leaving. My agreement is for until end of February and I’m leaving in January. We’ve had a back and forth text conversation about me leaving and I have acknowledged my leaving early and offered half of my security deposit to be kept during to breaking let a month early.
He refuses to do any sort of negotiation to find a mutual agreement. He refuses to have any conversation about finding common ground. With a month and a half notice and agreeing to for forfeit half of my deposit is there anything I can do to not allow him to come for me legally?
I just find him to be creepy and makes me feel uncomfortable and unsafe being in the house alone without other housemates there as well.
I’m just wondering if he has any legal precedent to come after me if I only pay half of February’s rent since I will have left the month before, January.
Ask Shelter and Citizens Advice and check your tenancy agreement on his and your obligations. Under common law you still have a ‘right to quiet enjoyment’ including privacy and not being harassed but it may be difficult to prove. Document the specific things that make you feel unsafe or uncomfortable and tell others at the time. Your safety is the most important thing to consider - do whatever you feel you need to but LL may well have taken offence or become defensive if youve told him reason for moving so avoiding may be the best strategy.
Re whether you can renegotiate-check your contract and what it says re payments and notice periods (if any). It’s like any other financial contract he can pursue you for whatever is due. From his perspective you have entered a contract and he is under no obligation to let you break it. Your contract may well say that the date the notice ends has to be the rent payment day so you then have to pay each full month’s rent. So if you don’t pay full Feb amount LL may claim as rent arrears from deposit.