What happens if you break a lease??

Answer 1

Depends on the lease. If you have a clause included that you can break it if you accept a job at least 50 miles away you can expect to have no repercussions. If you have no clauses allowing you an out the land lord can demand payment for the remainder of the lease and will probably keep all deposits. If you can prove the place was uninhabitable (dirty, rats, unsafe,etc.) you may win if it goes to small claims court. Best to find someone to take over your lease so you are totally released.

Answer 2

There are several ways to break a lease-

1. Violate the rules or repeatedly disturb the peace.

2. Commit illegal activities in your dwelling

3. Subleasing your dwelling when the lease says not to

4. Failing to pay (which is the most common one)

Say if you decide to move out before the terms of the lease are up, you are liable for the total cost for the remainder of your lease. So in other words, if your rent is $1000 a month and you move out 8 months early, you are still liable for $8000. You will be technically evicted and it will show on your credit report as you stiffing your landlord for $8000 and that they had to evict you. Some landlords have a clause that will allow you to break the commitment part of the lease for a percentage of the amount owed.

Answer 3

Leases are typically binding contracts and, if broken, the lessee can be held liable for the 'damages' resulting from early termination. Normally there is a clause in the lease that addresses this. At a minimum, the security deposit is forfeit. If this person can find someone elst to lease the apartment, the landlord may not mind. In the end it is a matter of money: the landlord doesn't want to deal with cleaning and locating another tenant, which costs $$.

Answer 4

Well, there are two ways to break a lease - have your landlord agree to break it, or just move out. Of course, the two scenarios will have VERY different results.

If you want to move, but don't think your landlord will agree to let you break your lease, go over your lease agreement to see if there is something in the lease the landlord is not fulfilling. If so, you have grounds to have the lease terminated. If not, you may have to consult an attorney. But, even so, sometimes the landlord will agree to break the lease if your apartment can be re-rented right away.

If you just move out, that's against the law and your former landlord WILL come after you for abandonment of your residence.

Answer 5

They can sue you for breach of contract if you have one,also some states allow the landlord to garnish your paycheck for owed money, and it can go against your credit it can also effect your chances of renting another place again. But if there is an extenuating circumstance for your move-say the landlord failed upkeep on the property then if you go to court that can be sufficient evidence for your move.Remember no matter what state you live in the Renter always has more rights than the landlord, unless the renter does not live up to the contract.

Answer 6

It depends on what the lease says, but you're usually responsible for paying the rent through the end of the lease's term.

Answer 7

The answer to the questian is written in the lease. No one, here can answer that question unless they know what is in your, specific lease.

Answer 8

everyone is right except for the guy who said will get you arrested but i don't remeber anyone mentioning the fact that it will go against your credit for future rentals. So unless you never plan on renting again its not a good thing

Answer 9

If you're the tenant, the landlord would almost certainly retain your security deposit and could seek additional penalties from you through the courts.

Answer 10

You can be charged for the remainder of the lease.