Questions & Answers
The landlord is unreachable. What to do after the lease contract expiry?
Hi all,
My lease contract for the apartment has expired. The landlord has not contacted me for 4 months and I was of the impression that due to Covid, he may be stuck somewhere and I was waiting for him.
Now, 4 months have passed from the expiry of the contract and the landlord has not contacted me still. What should I do and as per law, whose mistake is that?
What should I do?
Thanks in advance!
Dear sir/madam,
Many thanks for your inquiry!
As per law, you are entitled to stay in the apartment for another year as long as you continue to pay the old rent each month.
Do not stop doing this as non-payment will give the landlord the right to evict you for rent arrears whenever he shows up. Try to get in touch with the real estate brokers through whom you rented the property to find out what is happening.
If you rented privately and know if any other properties the landlord owns, check with the other tenants if they have heard from the landlord.
As regards rent payment, if you have the bank account number of the landlord, deposit the rent funds at his bank branch over the counter and obtain a bank receipt which you can show to him someday.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Jennifer Arkhurst
