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Is it required to notify the landlord in advance about non-renewal of tenancy?
Please, can you advise.
Our landlord is demanding a months rent penalty for not notifying him 2 months in advance of our intention to vacate the premises.
However, our contract does not request us to give notification. It has one clause which states: "IF the tenant wants to leave the apartment BEFORE the expiration date of the contract, he/she shall give 2 months written notice and pay 1 months penalty."
We are leaving on the expiration date, so how can we be in breach of the contract?
There are no other clauses or statements in the contract which refer to leaving notice required, and the contract itself has a clause which deems it null and void after the 1-year expiry date.
Dear Sir/Mam,
I hope you are doing well. Pursuant to your query, I may suggest that generally, the tenancy contract stipulates all the terms and conditions for terminating the relation of tenant and landlord. As per the clause provided by you, the notice period is 2 months to be given before the expiry date and 1-month penalty is in the case of not giving such notice.
Now, I would further like to suggest that as the tenancy contract is itself expiring, as per law there is no requirement of giving notice as the Landlord should be aware of such expiry unless you explicitly gave your intention to extend the contract and thereafter withdrew it.
Regards,
Aws M. Younis
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