What do you tell a potential landlord about why you're moving, when it's in the same neighbourhood?
Posted Jul 3, 2019, 5:52 AM UTC
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You’re pregnant and wanted something bigger or your kid just went to college and your downsizing
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Could work, it's a 1 bedroom 1 bath, so I could say it's a downsize.
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Hell yeah glad I could help
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Thanks dalillama69!
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Anytime :)
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How about “I don’t want to live there anymore it no longer suits me”
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Hypothetically wouldn’t they have more questions for me if I said that?
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Perhaps but if a certain address doesn’t suit you it just doesn’t. Why not just tell him why it doesn’t suit you?
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"Our move out date is xx/xx/xx. Please forward our deposit to this address."
Unless you're close friends with your landlord, I don't know why you have to say anything at all.
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I meant a potential or new landlord who is asking why I'm moving or looking for a new place. Sorry for the confusion.
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Sorry, I also may have misread it because I just spent an hour crying over the book I'm reading. For the new landlord I'd just say you like their property better than the one you're in.
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Oh that’s rough, what book are you reading? Hmm, it could work, the only snag is that both buildings only a couple years old. And the issues I have are with the washing machines, another tenant parking in my stall and a rent increase. Property is almost identical.
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I'm reading The Rising by Ryan D'Agostono. It's a true story about a doctor who survives being beaten and tied in his basement while his family is murdered and his house is burned down.
It's intense on a whole other level.
You mentioned in another comment that the second property is quieter, and coupled with the parking thing, I'd probably just say you're looking for a place that is a bit quieter, and you happened to see they have units available.
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You found a place that better meets your needs.
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I'm talking about what should I tell the new landlord. The old one already knows I'm leaving.
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"This new location better suits my needs."
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My current place is a bit louder, and the new place is actually a bit more quiet so that would be a good tidbit to use. Thanks for the help!
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Oh sorry, I misread that. Well, just change it around a little, tell the new landlord that the old place no longer meets your needs.
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Thanks! Have you had any issues with that?
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No, back in my renting days the landlords didn't much need a lengthy explanation for why you're moving, they just care whether you have a good reference and the ability to pay on time.
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Some context, my current landlord has not responded or taken care of a years worth of maintenance requests. I've read on Reddit that you should always be positive about your current and previous living situations and don't want to be negative with why I dislike my current place. Especially since I'm looking at places in the same area. Hoping for some advice on how to handle questions about why I'm moving.
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Shits on fire, yo