lease ****keep in mind i had never saw the apartment prior to signing the lease and I have yet to move in how would i go about breaking the lease. ****another note*** the place was not ready for a tenant to occupy the unit.
2006-12-05 15:23:56 · 12 answers · asked by itsmeme 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
what does it say in the lease?, the provisions should be stated in there. you need to contact your landlord ASAP, they may allow you to break it but be careful, because since you have a signed contract, you could end up in court getting sued by the landlord if you don't move in and pay rent for the year. If you can afford to, check with a lawyer.
2006-12-05 15:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by kewtber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you sign a lease for one year you are committed and must give 'X' amount of days notice to break the lease. 'X' stands for 30, 60, or 90 days depending upon what the lease states. You may break a lease if the person who holds it says okay. If the unit was not ready - take pictures for court. Why would you sign a lease without looking first - ex-good friend, relative, ouch????
2006-12-05 23:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by Judith A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You signed the lease. You obviously knew that you hadn't seen it, so you can't really use that as a reason to break the lease. But if it wasn't ready for a tenant to occupy the unit at the time you were supposed to be able to move in, then maybe.
2006-12-05 23:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not to good for you. You can try to negotiate with the owner/ management company and they might cut you a break. They can be as harsh as they want. If you break the lease, you could lose your security deposit, I have even heard of forcing the tenant to pay rent, even while not living there. The best thing that you could do is to find someone to buy your contract in your place. They shouldn't have anything wrong with that.
if you feel that you were given false information and you have documentation, you might be able to go to small claims but I would talk to a lawyer before doing that.
good luck.
2006-12-05 23:31:39 · answer #4 · answered by Eli 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on the wording of the lease. There may be a clause in there somewhere stating that the lease is only final after inspection of the apartment. Otherwise it would have to be something both you and the leasee agree upon.
2006-12-05 23:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by johngrobmyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not without paying some type of fee.
Usually its around 30 or 40% of the years rental.
Bit tough, I know. Did you read the lease by the way.??
2006-12-05 23:26:36 · answer #6 · answered by aotea s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unless it's unlivable your pretty much screwed. You would need to pay whatever fee's are in the lease you signed to break it.
I would never recommend signing a lease before seeing the place.
2006-12-05 23:25:56 · answer #7 · answered by slow_play69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most, if not all states have a 3 day right to rescind on a contract.
A lease is a contract.
2006-12-05 23:26:43 · answer #8 · answered by maamu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is 72-hour cooling off period, but check the lease regarding the tenancy issue.
2006-12-05 23:27:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go talk to your appartment manager first it depends alot on the specific appartment rules, but be weary my sister had to break her lease and they charged her $500 dollars!
2006-12-05 23:26:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋