I rented an apartment 1 month ago.the lease is for 6 month .what are the procedures to leave before this time and can i leave legaly in a way without paying the penalty.tnx
2006-09-02 18:28:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Usually you will be penalized for leaving before the lease is up. There are a couple of things you can do though. Many apartment managers will let you out of the lease if you have purchased a home somewhere. This varies by the apartment complex. The apartment complex that I lived in before I bought my house was this way. Many times you can explain the situation to the manager and they will let you out of your lease. Some apartments will let you find someone to take over the lease, check with the manager before you attempt this because you could possibly get into some trouble for sub-leasing the apartment. You can also move out of the apartment and continue to pay the rent, but I am almost certain that this is not something you want to do. In most of these situations the management will charge you two months rent and your deposit will not be refunded if you leave before. It is all really up to the way you present it to the management though. Hope all goes well and you can get out of your lease without paying too much.
2006-09-02 18:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by deathdealer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A six-month lease is just that, a six-month lease. There are ways to get out of it, but realistically, they can be very difficult to prove if the landlord sues you.
The first way is to say that you were constructively evicted by the situation. This would be an instance whereby the environment was so bad because of some situation that the place was not able to be used for the purpose for which you leased it, i.e. - the heating not working in a home in Maine in the winter and the landlord won't fix it.
The second way is if you can sublet it. Now, technically, you're not off the hook, because if the sublessee defaults, the problem is yours. Likewise, if the sublessee screws the place up, it's your fix if that's what the lease calls for.
Now, just because these are the only two ways to get out without paying damages, you may still be able to get out relatively cheap. If the location is such that the landlord can get it rented relatively easily, he/she must do that. They have a duty to mitigate their damages by taking reasonable steps to get the place filled. If there are, as you stated, penalties in the lease, you may be wise to simply pay them if the penalty is not the other five months rent.
Hope this helps, good luck.
2006-09-03 01:34:48 · answer #2 · answered by David R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read your lease- Typical leases offer a few 'opt out clauses'.
Most are required job moves, sudden illness or long term health care issues or for a family memeber you will care for, or on a morbid note-death of one of the multple leasee's.
If you need to break a lease for a move related to your job- i.e. company transfer to a location more then 45 miles away you need to give 30 days notice and they may ask for proof which your employer should supply a written letter for the landlord.
If yuo want to move to opt out of having to pay rent you can't afford- try finding a sub-let but give the landlord the option of yes or no. Providing a ready to made renter goes a long way to oping a renter out of a lease if needed. You will still be responsible should the sub-let move out prior to 6 months unless the landlord signs a new lease with the new renter.
2006-09-03 01:38:00 · answer #3 · answered by Answerkeeper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real answer is no. a lease is a legal contract. you agreed to stay for 6 months and your land lord will hold you to those terms. he may let you buy out a few months early but legally he can charge you for all six months. The same would be if your land lord found someone willing to pay more for your place he can't kick you out early. Thats the point in the lease.
2006-09-03 01:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by the_wire_monkey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a contract. Unless you find a sub-leaser you are stuck in that contract. Some landlords are decent and if you talk to them they may let you out of the lease!! Other than that you are stuck! In case you didn't know a sub-leaser is someone who takes over your lease for you! As in find someone decent to take your place so your landlord doesn't lose money! Ask him first cause you may not have that as an option.
2006-09-03 01:32:47 · answer #5 · answered by Maimee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes if only your landlord is nice you can leave leagelly without charges but if he is not you have to pay his charges. Another thing you can do to find anything which is in the lease and not in your appartment so you can play with it. I am not saying do something wrong all i am saying find any weakpoint.
2006-09-03 01:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by shani n 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt you can get out of it. They wouldn't even release my son from his lease when he was going in the military!
2006-09-03 01:34:34 · answer #7 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A contract is a contract. All your options are contained within it.
2006-09-03 01:45:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What state are you in?
2006-09-03 01:30:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
wow, im sorry but im not sure about the answer, used to live in apartments too, but i 4got wat i did, sorry
2006-09-03 01:30:40 · answer #10 · answered by TaRaNjIT 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋