Tenant v. Landlord: Ambiguity in Rent Due Date and Notice of Termination Validity

A tenant appealed a lower court decision that upheld the validity of a termination notice for non-payment of rent, arguing that the payment terms in the lease agreement were ambiguous, thereby invalidating the notice which required payment by a specific date not explicitly stated in the contract's payment clause. The high court quashed the decision, reasoning that when the due date for rent payment is not clearly and precisely specified in the lease agreement, the landlord cannot validly rely on a default for non-payment unless a formal demand for payment has first been made, which was absent in this case, rendering the termination notice premature and legally flawed.