Can complex dictate form of Notice to Vacate?
My lease specified that I must give 60 days notice before I vacate, which is fine, but 59 days before my lease is up, I received a form from the complex stating that my notice will not be recognized unless I use the form given.
I don't want to use the form given because it adds additional terms that I don't want to agree to that were not in the lease. For instance, this form states that I will not get ANY of my security deposit back if I do not comply with all of the terms of my lease. Well, I believe that generally a complex can only keep that portion of your deposit that covers their actual damages incurred as a result of your breaching the lease, so I do not want to agree that if they incur $5 worth of damages, they can keep my entire $300 deposit. Furthermore, the form they provided requires that you provide your work number and reason for moving, neither of which I find to be relevant or any of the complex's business. Lastly, it states that I agree that they may show my apartment 7 days per week between 9 and 5, which I feel is excessive.
Can such a requirement be legally upheld?