[header] How to defend against lease violation claims [title] Read your " cure or quit " notice. [step] Depending on the jurisdiction, the landlord may be legally required to give you this notice before filing an eviction suit. It will tell you what lease provision you have violated. 
The notice also typically gives you a certain amount of time to fix (" cure ") the problem. If you don't fix the problem by the deadline, then the landlord will terminate your lease.