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(b) Waive in writing the payment of rent for the final three months of the Tenancy, prior to the Rent becoming due. 8. If a Landlord issues a notice to terminate Tenancy for no-fault just cause, the Landlord shall notify the Tenant/Resident of the Tenant's/Resident's right to relocation assistance or Rent waiver pursuant to this section. If the Landlord elects to waive the Rent for the final month of the Tenancy as provided, the notice shall state the amount of Rent waived and inform the Tenant/Resident that no Rent is due for the final month of the Tenancy. 9. A Landlord's failure to strictly comply with this subdivision shall render the notice of termination void. F. Defense to termination for Educators and Students. 1. The following additional provision shall apply to a Landlord who seeks to recover a Covered Rental Unit or a Rental Unit/Dwelling that is occupied by a Tenant/Resident who is an educator or a Tenant/Resident who has students in elementary, junior high, or high school. (a) It shall be a defense to an eviction under Section 6 until the end of the school year if a child under the age of 21 or any educator resides in the unit, the child or Educator is a Tenant/Resident in the Covered Rental Unit/Rental Unit or Dwelling, or has a Custodial or family relationship with a Tenant in the Covered Rental Unit/Rental Unit or Dwelling, the Tenant or Resident has resided in the unit for 12 months or more, and the effective date of the notice of termination of Tenancy falls during the School Year. The Tenant or Resident may petition the Rent Board to extend the defense, and the Rent Board may grant an extension upon a showing of unusual hardship to the Tenant or Resident stemming from the Tenant's or Resident's protected status under this section. (b) Within 30 days of personal service by the Landlord of a written request, or, at the Landlord's option, a notice of termination of Tenancy under this Section, the Tenant/Resident must submit a statement with supporting evidence to the landlord, if the Tenant/Resident claims to be a member of the class protected from eviction by this Section. The Landlord's written request or notice shall contain a warning that a Tenant's/Resident's failure to submit a statement within the 30-day period shall be deemed an admission that the Tenant/Resident is not protected from eviction by this Section, The Landlord shall file a copy of the Landlord's request or notice with the Rent Board within 10 days of service on the tenant. A Tenant's/Resident's failure to submit a statement within the 30-day period shall be deemed an admission that the Tenant/Resident is not protected from eviction by this Section. A Landlord may challenge a Tenant's/Resident's claim of protected 35