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REPORTED

IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 02354 September Term, 2003

ARTHUR HYDER, et al. v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, et al.

Hollander, Adkins, Meredith, JJ. Opinion by Meredith, J.

Filed: December 30, 2004

This case involves a dispute regarding the number of days of notice that must be given by a tenant who seeks to terminate a lease. More specifically, the question is: what is the deadline for a tenant's notice when the lease requires "thirty (30) days' written notice of termination prior to the Rent Due Date"? The Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs for Montgomery County ruled that the tenants in this case had given timely notice of

termination by delivering to the landlord on April 1 a notice that the tenants intended to terminate the tenancy as of April 30. The Circuit Court for Montgomery County affirmed that conclusion. So shall we. The tenants in this case rented a residential property from a landlord in Montgomery County, utilizing a preprinted form lease published by the Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS

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