Q: Can a landlord require we pay him an extra months rent for not giving him a 60 day notice?
We just recently told our landlord we would not be resigning with him another year. Our lease was one year: begging June 1, 2016 and ending May 31, 2017. I read through our lease and nothing is stated about a 60 day notice before vacating. However our landlord told us that because we had not given him a 60 day notice that we would be required to pay him and extra months rent. Are my roommates and I required to pay an extra months rent even though no stipulation appears to be stated in lease?
A: The short answer is no. You should be concerned about your security deposit. A landlord that acts like that may try to unjustly keep the security deposit.
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