Notice period to end tenancy just before expiry
My tenant went for two months to home town with his family as he quit his job. I could not reach him on phone as it was switched off. He comes back and after a week he tells me he wants to move out just before our agreement expired saying he cannot afford it. Later he moves into a house in the neighborhood for same rent. Now he is refusing to pay notice period of two months rent saying the agreement has expired on 29th and he had given three weeks notice. I still have to pay back his SD. I need to hold back the SD till I find another tenant. I am stuck as I am in between jobs and have a family with sick parent and loan to repay. after verifying the status of the house.
Let me know what do i do. The agreement was done for 11 months.
Asked 8 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu