Q: My lease expires at the end of the month. I am purchasing a house.
I live in an apartment in Montgomery County. My lease expires at the end of the month. I am purchasing a house. I gave the Managment company 40 days notice.
They called stating a 60 day notice is required, so I have to pay another month.
When I looked at my lease renewal which expires on 1/31/2020 there is no mention of a 60 notice.
Am I still required to pay rent for an additional month although I am it moving by the expiration date?
A: The terms of your lease control. There is no law that requires 60 day notice. Therefore, either you or the landlord is misreading the lease. Take another look at it. If you still don’t see the notice provision, call the landlord and ask where in the lease you can find it. 60 days is a common notice provision.
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