§521-80 Early termination of tenancy;
victims of domestic violence. (a) A tenant may terminate a rental
agreement of a term of one year or less without penalty or fees for early
termination or liability for future rent if the tenant or an immediate family
member of the tenant residing at the dwelling unit has been the victim of
domestic violence during the ninety days preceding the date the notice of early
termination is provided to the landlord. The notice shall be given at least
fourteen days prior to the early termination date specified in the notice,
which shall be no more than one hundred four days from the date of the most
recent act of domestic violence. The notice shall be accompanied by one of the
following documents:
(1) Certified or exemplified restraining orders,
injunctions against harassment, and documents from criminal cases;
(2) Documentation from a victim services organization
or domestic violence program, agency, or facility, including a shelter or safe
house for victims of domestic violence; or
(3) Documentation from a medical professional, mental
health care provider, attorney, advocate, social worker, or member of the
clergy from whom the victim has sought assistance in relation to the domestic
violence.
The tenant shall also provide to the landlord a
written statement, which describes that the tenant reasonably believes that the
person who committed the domestic violence knows the address or location where
the tenant or immediate family member of the tenant resides, unless the person
who committed the domestic violence resides in the same dwelling unit.