I want to check what is the correct course of action to follow. My daughter has been a tenant for 6 years with two other tenants which have changed down the years, new tenants have come and gone. My daughter paid her fixed rent separately to the landlord as did the other two tenants. She was not asked to sign a lease at any point and she paid a deposit. She has not missed a rent payment in those 6 years.
A month ago the landlord served notice to quit to all the tenants for end of August 2024. One of the tenants left a few weeks ago. The landlord informed my daughter and the other tenant that their rent is now in arrears in other words he says that the house is let as a unit and that they are responsible for all the rent. This has never arisen before. He says that he is contacting PRTB about unpaid rent.
I am hoping to contact PRTB tomorrow.
1. If no lease was ever signed can my daughter ignore this warning?
2. What are her chances of getting back original deposit?
3. Can a landlord issue a notice to quit in April for the end of August to a tenant who has been resident for 6 years? What is the required length of time that a landlord must give to a tenant who has rented for 6 years given that no lease has been signed, only proof is banking payments for last 6 years as evidence of renting plus bills for electricity and gas.
A month ago the landlord served notice to quit to all the tenants for end of August 2024. One of the tenants left a few weeks ago. The landlord informed my daughter and the other tenant that their rent is now in arrears in other words he says that the house is let as a unit and that they are responsible for all the rent. This has never arisen before. He says that he is contacting PRTB about unpaid rent.
I am hoping to contact PRTB tomorrow.
1. If no lease was ever signed can my daughter ignore this warning?
2. What are her chances of getting back original deposit?
3. Can a landlord issue a notice to quit in April for the end of August to a tenant who has been resident for 6 years? What is the required length of time that a landlord must give to a tenant who has rented for 6 years given that no lease has been signed, only proof is banking payments for last 6 years as evidence of renting plus bills for electricity and gas.