I am on a 12 month lease (non-regulated) with an end date of July 31. The lease has no specific clause regarding notice, nor does it have an auto-renewal. Based on my research here, am I correct in assuming that I do not have to give any notice to the landlord regarding my leaving at the end of the term?
I probably will give some notice, 2-3 weeks, but in our initial discussions regarding a potential renewal the LL said something to the effect of how he'd like 30 days notice and "thought" the lease had something to that effect because it's "pretty standard." Yesterday he dropped a lease renewal with us to sign and return, but we have ultimately decided that the price is not acceptable. So my concern is that given his expectation of 30 days notice, he'll try to penalize me via security deposit.
Am I in the right here? Is there a specific law/regulation I can cite?