How Does a Landlord Terminate a Lease in the District of Columbia?
Full Question:
I am a landlord in Washington, DC. My tenant's lease expires in one month and there is no notice period written into the lease. Is a 30 day notice sufficient?
06/30/2009 |
Category: Landlord Ten... ยป Lease Termin... |
State: District Of Columbia |
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Answer:
Please see the following DC statutes to determine applicability:
§ 42-3201. Notice to quit — Unnecessary with lease for certain term;
landlord's right to immediate possession.
When real estate is leased for a certain term no notice to quit shall
be necessary, but the landlord shall be entitled to the possession,
without such notice, immediately upon the expiration of the term.
§ 42-3202. Notice to quit — Month to month or quarter to quarter tenancy;
expiration of notice.
A tenancy from month to month, or from quarter to quarter, may be
terminated by a 30 days notice in writing from the landlord to the tenant
to quit, or by such a notice from the tenant to the landlord of his
intention to quit, said notice to expire, in either case, on the day of
the month from which such tenancy commenced to run.
