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124 STAT. 2875 PUBLIC LAW 111–275—OCT. 13, 2010 TITLE III—SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS SEC. 301. RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES. Subsection (e) of section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.— ‘‘(1) LEASES OF PREMISES.—Rent amounts for a lease described in subsection (b)(1) that are unpaid for the period preceding the effective date of the lease termination shall be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an early termination charge, but any taxes, summonses, or other obliga- tions and liabilities of the lessee in accordance with the terms of the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee for excess wear, that are due and unpaid at the time of termination of the lease shall be paid by the lessee. ‘‘(2) LEASES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—Lease amounts for a lease described in subsection (b)(2) that are unpaid for the period preceding the effective date of the lease termination shall be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an early termination charge, but any taxes, summonses, title and registration fees, or other obligations and liabilities of the lessee in accordance with the terms of the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee for excess wear or use and mileage, that are due and unpaid at the time of termination of the lease shall be paid by the lessee.’’. SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535a) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 305A. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS. ‘‘(a) TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBER.— ‘‘(1) TERMINATION.—A servicemember may terminate a con- tract described in subsection (b) at any time after the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract. ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—In the case that a servicemember terminates a contract as described in paragraph (1), the service provider under the contract shall provide such servicemember with writ- ten or electronic notice of the servicemember’s rights under such paragraph. ‘‘(3) MANNER OF TERMINATION.—Termination of a contract under paragraph (1) shall be made by delivery of a written or electronic notice of such termination and a copy of the servicemember’s military orders to the service provider, deliv- ered in accordance with industry standards for notification of terminations, together with the date on which the service is to be terminated. ‘‘(b) COVERED CONTRACTS.—A contract described in this sub- section is a contract for cellular telephone service or telephone exchange service entered into by the servicemember before receiving the military orders referred to in subsection (a)(1). ‘‘(c) RETENTION OF TELEPHONE NUMBER.—In the case of a con- tract terminated under subsection (a) by a servicemember whose Notice.