Oh my. Peg, I'm glad you posted. I was wondering about how this apartment thing turned out. I'm glad you got a place, but am sorry to hear of your current difficulty.

Now, before I go any further, this is not intended as "judgemental."

From reading the above, it sounds like you are in a real grey area. You mention 39 days notice and then later 30 days as required. You seem to be on a month to month and, if you got your 30 days notice, that's kinda it, from a purely legal, letter of the law standpoint. So now you have to somehow work with the guy to bridge until the 15th. Bear in mind, I've only got the info in this thread and have not done the research, but there may not be much recourse. So you're probably gonna have to work with this dude and you may not have a whole lotta leverage.

With this premise in mind, my suggestion would be to be "nice as pie." This southern expression does not mean kissing his ass, rather adopting an attitude of unflappable cordiality. When confronted with an unresaonable request, politely and cordially explain your situation and how might the two of you work through it together. Regardless of the other person's deameanor, you are cool, calm, collected and ready to find mutually agreeable, reasonable solutions to an unfortunate situation.

Peg, good luck; let us know how it goes. I'll be thinking of you as I move on June 15th.