Our lease states 60 days notice to vacate, we gave 30

[dwells]

What is the name of your state? ME
The landlord is MIA, we didn't pay this month's rent. We have it as well as the past 4 month's rent too. She's in breach of the contract and now we are too.
Is the 30/60 difference going to matter?
She is supposed to pay water/sewer and HOA fees. The HOA is suing her for failure to pay, they surcharged us for snow removal and we paid and we had to pay the water and sewer because they were going to shut it off. The HOA got their letter returned and we got our first certified letter back and we just sent another giving her notice to vacate.

 

[BL]

Maybe the LL is hospitalized , or worse .

Why not just give your proper notice ,( certified ) keep a copy , and if returned do not open it in case of court , then move .

Deduct the fees you paid for from the rents .

Put the rent money aside just in case .

If there's a SD factor that in from the rents also .

 

[dwells]

I'd like to give proper notice but I also hate living in limbo.
Her husband should have called us if something happened to her.
What if something happened here and we needed to contact her about it?
A piece of the livingroom ceiling fell because of a leak in the bathtub. We got it fixed because we could not get in touch with her.
The certified letter that came back had in it that the rent is in an account and she needs to contact us with where we can send it. The other 4 months of rent is still there and she can cash those checks whenever.
Another house came up for rent in our development and we love it here. They need to rent it and won't wait 60 days for us.
On the other hand, they know about our situation because of the HOA. Two of the people on the HOA board told this other person about our situation and told us they would give us a reference. It's only an 8 house community and we have been here for 3 years.
The new landlord is taking their word on the fact we are good tenants and waiving the security deposit because of our situation.
She can hold 1 months rent of the security deposit if we don't give 60 days. I just reread our lease. Then again she isn't holding up her end by paying the HOA fees, water/sewer and "landlord will respond to any maintenance issues within 24 hours".
I think we should have paid the rent and waited 60 days but I lost that battle with my SO.

Maybe the LL is hospitalized , or worse .

Why not just give your proper notice ,( certified ) keep a copy , and if returned do not open it in case of court , then move .

Deduct the fees you paid for from the rents .

Put the rent money aside just in case .

If there's a SD factor that in from the rents also .