What constitutes 30 days notice?

[IdaChik]

If someone's 12 month lease is up on July 30, and then they call us on April 20 that they are going to be out May 5, then are they just responsible for May's rent since they had until April 30 to give us notice for May 30? And then they broke the lease? Are they prorated for the 5 days in May?

 

[jacksgal]

If a tenant is still a lease term and tenant leaves before lease expiration he/she owes rent for duration of lease or until new tenant is found

 

[jharris352]

This is one of the most misunderstood things in law: 30 days notice is a Minimum number of days required for notice. If your lease ends May 30 and you give your notice on January 1st that you are leaving May 30th, it operates as a "30 day notice." 30 day notice does not mean that you will be out in 30 days. It means that you have provided notice at least 30 days ahead of leaving.

 

[army judge]

This is one of the most misunderstood things in law: 30 days notice is a Minimum number of days required for notice. If your lease ends May 30 and you give your notice on January 1st that you are leaving May 30th, it operates as a "30 day notice." 30 day notice does not mean that you will be out in 30 days. It means that you have provided notice at least 30 days ahead of leaving.

You're right, but (always a but), in some jurisdictions; it can ONLY be 30 days!

 

[mightymoose]

Hmm... I never heard of anywhere that you had to be an exact 30 days... always understood it to be a minimum.

I'm not sure if the question was answered or not.

In this case the tenant did not give 30 days notice- they vacated 15 days later. The tenant still owes the rent for May, and if a new renter can not be found (with a reasonable effort to locate one) then the renter is still on the hook for June and July.

Chances are that the landlord can get a new tenant before July 30, but the tenant that vacated early is responsible for the rent until a new tenant moves in.