we are moving out town and it ends on april 1/07, how can we get out of it without being penalized?
2006-12-29 05:24:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You make the decision to move, not the landlord. If you had a job transfer you could be excused for the three months. When someone moves out they are liable until their apartment is rented. A owner can not collect rent from two parties for the same unit for the same month.
I was an apartment manager and a tenant decide to move back home to his parents. He was laid off of his job and there was six months left on the rental agreement. He refused to pay the balance, so we took him to small claims court. He did not show, we won the judgement, and he did not pay until he went to rent another place. The judgement was on his credit report.
2006-12-29 05:41:54 · answer #1 · answered by D S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try talking to your landlord, sometimes your landlord will release you from the lease, especially if you have been a really good tenant and the rental is in a desirable area. They would rather have a paying tenant, instead of having to go thru all the court costs of going after you.
Other options would include, finding someone to assume your lease. This can be win/win for everyone. Or you can sublease, but you are still responsible if the sublessor defaults.
2006-12-29 07:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by ramman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there!
Unless you're active duty military you won't be able to break a lease without paying. Active duty (my husband is) are able to be supported through the military moving clause----20 days notice and no fines are charged. Unfortunately unless you have a very kind landlord and a good reason to be breaking the lease, you'll have to pay.
2006-12-29 05:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by presserized 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check your copy of the lease first to see if any penalties apply. If none then no problem. If so, then try to discuss your situation with the management. Explain that you will cooperate in showing the unit to potential tenants. It's important to approach the management soon. If all else fails try to negotiate the best deal possible with the management.
2006-12-29 05:32:46 · answer #4 · answered by smilin1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your landlord. Sometimes, they will have you pay for the advertising of the apartment. If they can get another renter in right away, you don't have to pay rent once they move in. Whatever you do, don't just skip out without talking to the landlord. You don't want a bad reference, and you don't want to owe money. If you have a landlord who is anything like me, he should be able to talk with you and resolve things relatively painlessly.
2007-01-02 03:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by karen p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your relationship with your landlord and if you paid your rent on time. If you have been a good tenant and cooperate with them, you could get out of the lease early. Let them show the apartment while you are still in it, etc...
Good Luck.
2006-12-29 05:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by Brianna C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is absolutely positively no way to do it UNLESS someone on the lease dies or goes to war.
2006-12-29 05:27:13 · answer #7 · answered by bastardo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋