Well, I own, but what I would do is go ahead and rent the new place and then give notice on the old place. You’ll wind up paying rent on two places for that month, but on the upside your move won’t need to be a chaotic rush.

Ask your current place if you can switch to a month to month plan while you lock down a new location

Will be though to avoid having to cover both places for a week or two at first

What country?

Not having a full sized tub is a deal breaker for me.

In the past I would sign up for many waiting lists and wait for a call back.

But my most effective effort was when I hunted through my network of friends of friends for someone that worked at the management company and they hooked me up that week with a place.

I would often end up with both places for a couple months.

Many people often told me that I need to start to look for the next rental at least 3-2 months before the moving out date. I now live in the 15th rental apartment in my life, after changing the country twice. And I still start about a month - 3 weeks before and have no problems finding a good place, signing the contract, and moving everything. Maybe I'm lucky, maybe it's just not as scary as some people believe.

I used to manage buildings for a little bit.

I tell people all the time the best bet is to phone different apartment management places, and speak to their leasing team... They will have a complete inventory of what is available, who has sent notice that they are moving and when, etc

Basically put those people to work for you!

Usually don't have to give any notice if it's at the end of your lease renewal period