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Originally Posted by Lithium
Like papers I gave him to notify him of my vacating? No.
Why? Because he never gave me any other contact information other than his cell number.
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Originally Posted by Lithium
How could it be given to someone in writing if there is no way to send him the papers? Typically, a copy of the lease would provide me with the landlords address where I could forward written notice, but he never gave me a copy. Something that needs to be done a week after a tenant moving in.
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So you are both in the wrong.
If the landlord does not provide a copy of the lease with their info on it, then you withhold rent until they do. This is one of the few things for which you can withhold rent for.
But I don't think it's reasonable to use that as an after-the-fact excuse for not providing proper notification. When you decided to leave and give notice, if you could not give written notice then you at least have to do something to CYA... Make multiple phone calls to his cell, telling him that you require the address to give written notice, and if he doesn't provide it then maybe make a call on a speaker phone with a 3rd party and have something signed and dated by both that the call was made, basically something that you can use to prove that you made an attempt.
I'm not sure what you mean by other responsibilities he didn't do during the tenancy, there's not a lot that's required by law, it's shocking how bad a place can be actually. Not that that's good practice of course, but I'm just talking about what's required.
Anyway, if it were me I'd probably still sue them, courts are usually very pro-tenant and it sounds like this landlord needs some pressure to do a better job. But since there's no evidence you gave notice, I'm not sure what the courts will decide.