Hey y'all I have a question. I live in a share house in Tokyo. I asked to renew my lease for a single month over email. After a short back and forth they agreed. I was out of town and my landlord offered to put the new contract in my mail box. I get home and there is no lease. I asked them about it and after a long delay they are trying to force me into a six month lease saying I can apply to move out. I don't trust that process as it could have fees. They are trying to say they have a six month minimum but my current lease was only for 4 months. Is this legal and has anyone else experienced this? If so any advice on the situation would be great.
I've contacted my school about any student support and am doing what I can to solve the situation and move into an apartment asap. Thanks for taking the time to read this!
by Sloth3D
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If you’re on a fixed term contract then you are in the negotiation stage. Your landlord is allowed to offer you a contract renewal for a set amount of months or you can decide to keep your original move out date.
Fixed months are not uncommon for things like a share house.
I do believe agreement via email is binding but without the signed updated contract there may be issues. Your only real options are to get a real estate lawyer involved, agree to the 6mo if you want to stay, or move out on your original move out date.
As a college student who only wants one additional month, I’d probably just leave on your original move out date and not pay extra for lawyers and such but also not continue to rent with that place. I’m sure you can find another place to rent for a short month or longer even if it’s another share house or a cheap hotel.
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