lease wording & agreement after the reg. lease term

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1. i am at the end of a 1 year lease contract in belleville, NJ, USA. the landlords contract provides that if @ the end of the 1 year term if i do not notify in writing by 60 days of the end of the term
i am obligated to pay an additional 60 day lease.i never notified the landlord in writing til 15 days of the original term. is this added term a binding agreement?
2. the lease i have has 2 versions on it contracting this agreement. the formentioned -(#1) above is written as an adendum. the original lease states that if i do not notify of a renewel the landlord assumes that i am not renewing and my lease terminates at the end of the 1 year term. however the original lease has this portion crossed off w/ a single thru it but it is recognizably legible. is a portion of a lease nullified simply by making a line thru it? at signing i never initialed or discussed that the crossed off portion was not part of the lease.
-- thank you for all and any response.
jason c.

 

[Tracey]

If the portion was crossed off before you signed & you were aware it was crossed off, you're SOL. On the other hand, if L gave you a blank lease to read when you looked at the apartment & the lease contained that term, & L didn't point out to you the crossing out & the addendum, you MIGHT be able to argue that it's unconscionable to hold you to the 60 notice clause.

I'm not overly impressed by my arguments, though. I think you're liable for rent until 60 days after the lease terminates OR until L re-rents the place, whichever comes first. Make sure L is aware that state law does NOT allow him to collect rent from 2 different people. As soon as he re-rents the place, you're off the hook.

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This is not legal advice and you are not my client. Double check everything with your own attorney and your state's laws.