Changing the Lease to Month-to-Month
Fred was searching for a house to live in after years of renting apartments, so he talked his landlord into changing his lease to a month-to-month contract instead of a longer term commitment. He and his landlord agreed on a higher monthly rent to compensate for the lack of security, and Fred signed a contract to make this new agreement legal. But, maybe he should have taken photos of his contract while it was still in his hands.