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Tenancy at Sufferance

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A quick definition of Tenancy at Sufferance:

Tenancy at Sufferance: When a tenant stays in a rental property after their lease has ended, it is called a tenancy at sufferance. This is not allowed and is considered wrongful. The landlord can then charge the tenant rent for the time they stayed past their lease and can hold them over to a new tenancy.

A more thorough explanation:

A tenancy at sufferance occurs when a tenant stays in a rental property after their lease has expired without the landlord's permission. This is also known as "holding over." The tenant is no longer a tenant with a legal right to occupy the property, but the landlord has not yet taken any legal action to remove them.

For example, if a tenant's lease ends on December 31st, but they continue to live in the property without renewing the lease or moving out, they are now a tenant at sufferance. The landlord can choose to evict the tenant or allow them to stay and collect rent for the time they remain in the property.

Another example would be if a tenant is evicted through the court system, but refuses to leave the property. They are now a tenant at sufferance, and the landlord can take legal action to remove them.

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starfishies

10:34

oh yikes

2big2fail

10:34

damn

2big2fail

10:34

i wonder why

BluePacedCephalopod

10:34

so the new applicants don't have to do it any any older applicants who didn't get around to it are now "complete"

starfishies

10:34

nothing good for them im sure

BluePacedCephalopod

10:35

it's just like... maybe it's bc i have an app with them that's still outstanding but like how do they not have enough qualified people in their pool already to choose from? why do they need more?

sweettea

10:35

u would not believe how many people at Berk asd were planning to go to Stanford

BluePacedCephalopod

10:35

great point

2big2fail

10:36

yeah ive been thinking about that

starfishies

10:36

maybe they just want more money lol

BluePacedCephalopod

10:36

berkeley if you're listening, let me in. i didn't even apply to stanford!

2big2fail

10:36

i would deposit at berkeley today if they accepted

2big2fail

10:36

i want to tell them about work updates, submit an extra LOR and tell them ill deposit today

2big2fail

10:37

i figured thered be a significant number of withdrawals to go to other higher ranked t14s

starfishies

10:38

wd in this cycle feels scary

2big2fail

10:38

wdym?

BluePacedCephalopod

10:38

are yall riding out any waitlists?

BluePacedCephalopod

10:38

im not sure if i should

sweettea

10:38

Berkeley has probably the worst scholarship policy of out the t14 imo

sweettea

10:38

out of

BluePacedCephalopod

10:39

whats their policy?

starfishies

10:39

@2big2fail: decisions are being stalled for a lot of people, holding onto a's is important for negotiations and personally ive mentally flip flopped a lot on schools

sweettea

10:40

almost no one gets initial aid and you have to submit offers from other t14s and explain why u think u deserve aid and how much

starfishies

10:40

oh no

sweettea

10:40

They call it reconsideration

starfishies

10:40

not them making everyone beg for aid

sweettea

10:40

honestly!! who do you think I am

starfishies

10:41

rich apparently

sweettea

10:41

yupppppp

2big2fail

10:42

@starfishies: how late do you think decisions can be stalled for?

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