Tenant moving out without giving 30 day notice (NY State)

[Jim Peckey]

Howdy folks,

We rented out a unit to a tenant this past September and fast forward 2 months later, the tenant has indicated the rent is too high and has decided to move out.  I'm waiting to find out when they will be moving out, but I gather it will be before 1 December and when the next month's rent is due.  This is happening at the end of the month and without giving us as the landlords a proper 30 day notice.

I'm taking a closer look at a copy of the least we had the tenant sign, which we procured from here on BP, and I'm realizing there is no verbiage requiring that tenant's give a 30 day notice prior to moving out of their property.  I'm kicking myself in the butt for not catching & adding this verbiage before I had the tenant sign the lease.  

The tenant has been very nice and respectful, and I don't foresee any damages or uncleanliness to address as they've only been in the apartment for a few weeks.  However, I would like to add the requirement for a 30 day notice to our lease for future use.

That being said, would anyone be so kind as to share the verbiage from their lease covering the '30 day move-out notice' period?  (preferably from a NY State lease)

Thank you very much in advance and Happy Holidays!

[Filipe Pereira]

@Chirag Gulati just emailed you my Connecticut apartment lease. Let me know if you have any questions, and please modify it to fit your needs, of course. If you see that I am missing something, please let me know so that I can add it to mine! This is how we can make CT a better rental market for everyone, landlords AND tenants...