Your landlord is wrong

The landlord must serve the tenant with two month’s notice where the

landlord plans to use the property, do major construction or when the

tenant no longer qualifies for subsidized housing.

 

A tenant that receives a two-month notice can move out earlier than the

date specified on the notice, unless the tenancy is for a fixed term. The tenant must give the landlord at least 10 days written notice and pay the

rent up to the move-out date. Where the tenant has already paid a full

month’s rent, the landlord must refund the rent.

 

When a landlord ends a tenancy for landlord’s use of property, the

 

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