What seems to be missing here is the realisation that both parties to a Fixed Term tenancy are entering into a contract.
The Landlord is giving up certain rights (the ability to terminate on a 42 or 90 day notice, possibly the ability to increase the rent, the ability to rent the property to another tenant) until a set date.
The tenant is giving up certain rights (the ability to give a 21 day notice and move at whim) until that same set date.
These obligations should be evenly matched.
The tenant would be rightly miffed if the landlord, at some point before the expiration date of the tenancy, sought to break the contract and get him/her out.
Why then should it be acceptable for the tenant to attempt to similarly seek early termination?
The Landlord is giving up certain rights (the ability to terminate on a 42 or 90 day notice, possibly the ability to increase the rent, the ability to rent the property to another tenant) until a set date.
The tenant is giving up certain rights (the ability to give a 21 day notice and move at whim) until that same set date.
These obligations should be evenly matched.
The tenant would be rightly miffed if the landlord, at some point before the expiration date of the tenancy, sought to break the contract and get him/her out.
Why then should it be acceptable for the tenant to attempt to similarly seek early termination?
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