Tenant Requirement to Give Notice - Landlord Forum thread

Tenant Requirement to Give Notice by Greg (Indiana) on June 9, 2012 @02:20

John had posted the following: * It is important to remember that proper notice must also be given by the tenant or the landlord for the Intention of Non - Renewal. Even though the lease has an expiration date, the landlord must still require a written notice to vacate from the tenant.

Is my tenant required to give me 30 days notice on intent to vacate even if the lease end is specified in the contract? Does Indiana law require this or does it require some special clause in the lease agreement? My tenant informed me via email that she wanted to renew and later recanted with less than 30 days notice.

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Re: Tenant Requirement to Give Notice by Jake on June 9, 2012 @09:42	[ Reply ]

Do not depend on the tenant for notification. Six weeks before the end of the lease send a certified letter notifying the tenant that the lease is expiring. If you are not willing to renew, you can send a notice of termination with it. If you want to renew, send a new lease by certified mail providing a deadline for its signing and return by certified mail. If the lease is not returned, you may send out your notice of termination. If you receive a notice the tenant will be leaving you can use it to evict if they do not move out.

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Re: Tenant Requirement to Give Notice by OK-LL on June 10, 2012 @10:51	[ Reply ]

Here in OK, the lease automatically terminates without notice on its termination date, per statute. If you lease includes a holdover clause allowing it to roll M2M at its natural termination, then you should also have a clause requiring 30-day notice to terminate tenancy by either party so that you know whether tenant plans to remain M2M or vacate at the natural termination of the lease. So check your state law to see if the lease naturally terminates without notice, by statute, and check your lease to see if you have a notice clause.

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