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Without seeing the lease, unless there are some really unusual circumstances and strange facts, as a general rule, the courts of most tenant friendly states, would laugh at the notion. (At least, expecting some court to enforce the demand, would make them laugh.) Next, in all almost all states, unless a lease is written with all the requirements of a valid contract, then your tenancy, that is, in this case, your renting the property, is controlled by the state law. Each state law has names for the different kinds of tenancy forms. At least descriptions of how to define the landlord's and the tenant's obligations, duties, and rights in respect to eachother. Generally, the tenancy is based on what is the specific length of time for use, how to end the relationship, how long each rental period is, who can end the relationship, and when, and what the property can be used for. Obviously, there are others, but these are ways to get an idea about Landlord-Tenant law. Landlord-tenant law is highly state specific. If you got a specific landlord-tenant question, you really have to speak with a local lawyer, or do a lot of reading. (On doing a lot of reading, as a general rule, you can do a lot of reading about brain surgery also, but you still might not want to do it on yourself. If you got a really serious specific question, you need to see a local lawyer: certainly, before you hand over your telephone records to a landlord(?). )

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