Is this absolutely necessary?

Me

Hey y’all my boyfriend and I plan moving soon but we don’t know exactly when. It could be the end of August (when our lease is up) or could be the end of the year. My boyfriend said the leasing company has already contacted him asking if we plan to renew the lease and he told them yes just so we don’t have any issues if we end up having to stay longer. I told him that we need to give a 30 day notice and he’s saying that he doesn’t think we should have to