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Can the landlord force to renew tenancy if you miss a few days of non-renewal notice?
We notified our landlord that we do not wish to renew our lease contract 75 days before its expiry date.
He told us we had to notify them 90 days prior therefore he will automatically renew the lease for one year.
After some back and forth, he said we must extend for four months and he will increase the rent for these extra four months.
We offered to pay for the days we missed in notifying and we requested to stay for 2 months extra with the same rate but he is refusing.
Our contract does not have a penalty clause if we fail to notify 90 days. What do we do?
Dear Questioner,
As long as your contract does not include a penalty clause, you must follow the law, which requires you to notify at least 90 days in advance.
You may go to court, file a lawsuit against him, and pay for the days you missed in notifying him since you notified him 75 days in advance.
On the other side, he can't increase the rent since he didn't notify you 90 days in advance!!!!
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