<prompt> Human: Our lease ended and landlord is requiring a 300 fee if we choose to go month to month going forward. I was planning on moving out soon but if feel ill need to move out more quickly if i have to pay this fee.I dont see anything about fees going month to month in the contract. Sadly i only got a verbal statement last year saying i was allowed to go month by month afterwards. It is true... i can... but the fee sure did come out of nowhere.  <response>: When you are month-to-month that means that either you or the landlord can end or change the terms of the contract with 30 days notice. Its not unusual for landlords who want to have tenants in fixed term leases to incentivize signing the new lease by making a month-to-month status more expensive. As long as they gave you proper notice of the rent increase per your states laws, they can do this. You can talk to them and try to negotiate another arrangement sign a lease and pay less, perhaps or give them proper notice that youre moving. 