The 45 days depends upon when the payment for rent is due. Leases are based generally from the first of the month to the end of the month and even if you did not start renting until the middle of the month, the actual rental period after that first month begins to begin on the first. Therefore, your actual lease for the last month would not expire until the end of the month and they can charge you that last month's rent. However, if this is not specified in your lease, then you have grounds to fight them on this and argue that you stayed in the premises until the last day of your lease, which was in the middle of the month and as the lease had expired and you did not stay beyond the end of the lease you do not owe them any addition rent. You need to negotiate with them and if not, I am afraid you will end up in court over this.

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