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Not sure what you mean by "everything."
I meant the lease AND the information I found on the internet, such as this, among many others. I did look around a bit before I posted here.

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The only thing that counts is paragraph (c).

This is a simple contract issue. Paragraph (c) says your landlord is stuck with you for the rest of 2016 at last year's terms and last year's rent.
I have enough wariness about the law to wonder if there is such a thing as a "simple" legal issue.

I read that lease excerpt the same way as you did. It says what it says. But I would not be shocked at all if someone here knew of a law, legal opinion, case law, common practice, etc. that would "nullify" or render unenforceable what the lease says.

I should stop here and post another excerpt from my lease, which I believe just reflects state law/code:

[ ]) Notices
All notices given under this Lease must be in writing. Each party
must accept and claim the notices given by the other. Unless otherwise
required by law, they may be given by (a) personal delivery, or (b)
certified mail, returned receipt requested. Notice shall be addressed to
the Landlord at the address written at the beginning of this Lease and to
the Tenant at the Apartment.
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I suggest you put that in writing to him saying just that.

Send it priority mail with tracking so you can confirm delivery. Don't request a signature as people tend to duck certified and registered mail as bad news. These days USPS tracking numbers are all you need for this kind of delivery.
See lease excerpt ("Notices") above. And it is a good-sized complex, so they have a staffed office who will sign for stuff.

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I wouldn't address his supposed notice to you unless he brings it up in writing to you at some future date. As long as he's just talking about it, you'd be wise not to comment on it one way or the other, lest you say something that can be used against you.
Understood that less is best. But their alleged notice is irrelevant, in my opinion... see lease excerpt ("Notices") above.

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Is this a single unit, or an apartment complex? If the latter, is the landlord attempting the same thing with any of your neighbors and, if so, did they receive advance notice? If the landlord failed to provide notice to other tenants, it buttresses your argument that he failed to provide notice to you.
It is a complex. If I understand you correctly.... there is not a widespread, or even regular, failure to provide these notices. But nor is this an isolated incident. They are routinely just careless, apathetic and dismissive about this (and their other responibilities), and they have been warned about it in the past. That is exactly why I am holding them to this. If this was a normal, responsible landlord who had a rare screwup or just dropped the ball, it would not be an issue beyond pointing it out and asking them not to repeat it.

As far as my argument that they failed to provide notice... see lease excerpt ("Notices") above.

Thanks!