We have excellent documentation of the condition of the property both before and after, so I am not at all concerned about that ( I am a geek and somewhat anal when it comes to documentation and such – I would blame it on the army but truth be told it’s just the way I am wired ;->) – I DO have an issue with the language in the lease that you quoted (i.e. Either Landlord or Tenant may terminate this lease at the expiration of said Lease or any extension thereof by giving the other thirty (30) days written notice prior to the due date.) – that is, this language is ambiguous – Does the fact that we entered into lease number four override this language in lease number 3 ( i.e. we were not at the end of the last lease ? ) It seems reasonable to me that this could go either way. In any event, I have notified the landlord (nicely) and requested a full accounting and partial refund – I’ll see how he replies.
