Can I be charged a month’s rent if I don’t give 60 days notice at the end of my lease?
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Can I be charged a month’s rent if I don’t give 60 days notice at the end of my lease?
My lease is up at the end of this month and I will be out of the house then. The lease says that I needed to give 60 days notice. Can I be charged for next month’s rent?
Asked on July 1, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Iowa
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
A lease is a contract and you agreed to the terms of the contract when you signed it. So if it states that you must give 60 days notice and you only give 30 days notice then yes, you could be liable to the landlord for the other 30 days. If you have a good relationship with your landlord maybe you can speak with him or her and ask if they will allow you to modify the lease agreement and allow you to give only 30 days notice (and that would have been the 1st). If they do then you need to get it in writing. Otherwise it will not be a valid modification. Good luck to you.
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