Rental agreement situation/ Validity

Last activity 02 May 2023 by Andreas Bjorlow

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stefanhklMember03 March 2023 15:51:12

Hello and good evening, I have rented a house in the north here on the island of Mauritius.

A fixed-term rental agreement was signed for a period of two years.

The rental contract was preceded by a "rantel option" that was signed on condition (cancellable after 9 months with a notice period of 3 months if I do not receive another visa).

Now I have seen in the fixed-term lease that, despite a period of 2 years specified on page 1, there is a clause of termination with a notice period of 3 months. This may be used on condition that it can be canceled after at least 6 months.

As far as I know, fixed-term leases can only be terminated extraordinarily, but not properly.

Now what is correct here?

Or...

Is there a formal error that invalidates the contract?

Does the "rantel option" apply in any form to the fixed-term lease?

Maybe someone can help me? Thank you very much

BhavnaTeam05 March 2023 16:28:21

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Hello Stefanhkl,

Did you rent through a real estate agency or directly with the owner ?

Regards

Bhavna

stefanhklMember06 March 2023 08:11:18

Hello, through a real estate agency.

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Andreas BjorlowNew member02 May 2023 06:29:21

@stefanhkl

Hi I am not entirely sure what you mean by 'Rantel Option'.

Also this is without having seen your lease.

Rolling break clauses like this are common and valid in lease agreements in Mauritius. The conditions for the break are normally explicit and straight forward s described. They may seem counter intuitive when the lease is described as fixed term.

Please let me know if I can help you beyond this.

Andreas

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