Question
A tenant vacated the premises on the last day of the month without having given notice of a month. The landlord demands that he pays a month's rent even though he does not occupy the house. Is this permissible?
Answer
According to the Shariah, the tenant may not be charged rent for the month if he had moved out of the house before the commencement of the new month. If he was in the house even a few hours of the new month, then he would be liable for the rent of the whole month. The one-month's notice condition is merely an agreement which does not make incumbent rental for the month which the tenant does not occupy. The tenant had a moral obligation to serve a month's notice.
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 09
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