[jyl]

When you find the next place, it may well not be available for move-in exactly when your current lease ends. Sounds like you have the flexibility to move any time over the next 5 months, since the current landlord wants you out as soon as possible. And, if you play your cards right, you'll get a "moving incentive" from him. I'd take advantage of the situation. You should find a new place now, holidays be damned.