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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Holdover provision-It can bite you at the end of your lease

Make sure you know what your holdover provision is in your lease! I've seen it as high as 400% of last months rent (the landlord's attorney had written that, should the tenant stay on a month to month basis after the lease expired, the rent would increase to 4 times of the last months rent.) Worded by an obvious expert! 4 times compared to 400%...What is your holdover provision? You need to know it. 150%-200% of last months rent is considered fair.