My dog is chewing the walls, the rent is higher than most places in the area, I cannot afford it anymore. I am very unhappy with the apt. and I am paying TOP DOLLAR for it. There is an exact apt next to me that is $250 cheaper than mine and my landlord won't budge...I cannot afford this apt anymore and I WANT OUT!!!
2006-11-09 03:53:29 · 9 answers · asked by Montana 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Your landlord doesn't have to budge. You agreed to pay X dollars and thats that. They have the option of either lowering your rent or losing you as a tenant. From their response, their answer is that they don't mind losing you.
If you break your lease and move, you will still be responsible for the difference between what they rent it out for and what you were paying for the remainder of your lease. You will also be responsible for the rent until they find a new tenant. The have a duty to mitigate their loss by re-renting the unit asap.
In other words, if it takes them 1 month to find a tenant, you owe them 1 months rent at your current rate and if the new tenants rent is less than yours, you owe the difference between what they are paying and what you were paying until the time when your lease would have expired. You may also owe any fees for advertising, etc.
Or your lease may even have a buy-out clause. You will need to look at it to find out.
Sometimes if you explain that you can't afford the rent any more, a landlord will work with you because if it turns into a non-payment matter, they won't be getting any money while they go through the process of evicting you.
Landlords can and often times will proceed with getting a judgment against you for unpaid rent. Some landlords just write it off, but more and more landlords are going after ex-tenants for the money.
2006-11-09 04:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your dog is chewing the walls? I've never heard of that before, hope they don't have lead based paint! anyway, unfortunately most of the time the only way to get out of your lease is to pay through the end of it. I would talk to your landlord and ask if they offer a buyout fee. Some landlords do some don't. If you really want out that bad, move out, but you will prolly get a judgment on your credit report for the remaining amount on the lease, then you'll find it very hard to rent another apartment. Hopefully your dog didn't damage anything too bad, otherwise you will be charged for that as well. Good luck
2006-11-09 08:18:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your landlord, in a letter, that you are giving him notice that for financial reasons you're leaving. Have the letter sent "return receipt" so you have a record that he got it. Explain that you can't afford it, and if he doesn't let you out of it, you're going to stop paying rent, and live there for free until he pays to have you evicted, (which could take 3 months) and that you'll file for bancruptcy protection and he won't get a penny.
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2016-10-21 13:07:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell l.lord you want to move by a relative cause ur dog is getting carried away and u won't be able to repair any damage. Say a relative lost an in-law and wants you to live there and paint for him. say the dog did little things u can fix now but are afraid he's gonna get worse. otherwise u move and forfeit security.
2006-11-09 04:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by Dotr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy out of the lease.
What kind of sorry tenant are you that you cannot control your dog? Landlord probably will evict you anyway. Good luck at the shelter.
2006-11-09 04:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you're under a lease then you can tell him you're leaving for financial reasons and pay, for a lack of a better way to say it, and early termination fee and be out, but I can't be a hundred precent sure of it
2006-11-09 04:02:39 · answer #7 · answered by nate_oddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just move and let him take you to court. He can't make you pay.
Even if you lose in court. Change checking accounts and jobs if he knows where you work. He can't get a dime. Move before you are late with your lease payment. Prove that he broke the lease first and you will win in court.
2006-11-09 03:58:10 · answer #8 · answered by dean-propps@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you have signed a contract, then you will have to honour your contract.
If not, then get the hell out.
Simple. Oh.............dont forget your dog.
2006-11-09 03:58:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋