I plan to break my lease regardless of the consequences. What should I expect to deal with as a result? Is there a 'good' way to go about this?
2007-01-17 06:54:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Medical reasons- with a doctors note
Negligence by the owner or manager
contact your local tenants rights union
2007-01-17 06:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Not so looney afterall 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't read all of the answers so sorry if this is a repeat.
The very best way to break a lease is to contact the owner and tell them that you must break, but that you are firmly aware of your obligations to them.
That you will clean and prep the rental for a new tenant, run an ad, meet the prospects and take the applications. Once you have selected what you feel are the best 2 or 3 candidates to rent the property, you will submit them for the review of the owner, to run the credit and perform other verifications.
Provided that you do in fact bring to the owner qualified tenants that will move in upon your vacating. The owner cannot legally seek any further money from you. Be sure that you are friendly and agreeable and are taking the owners perspective into account.
When I did this I was horrified to hear from the owner that she wanted to rerent the condo for $100 more per month than I was currently paying.
But since I was breaking no matter what. I advertised and secured a tenant at the new amount.
The owner was so happy with me and her new tenant that I received 100% of my deposit returned, of course within the time frame allowed which in CA is 21 days.
You can do this or you can just call up and say hi, I'm moving, lump it!
One is likely to wind up in court and not at all in your favor and the other is a clean slate. Take your pick.
Best of luck.
2007-01-17 07:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rules concerning a residential lease vary by state. In one state where I have had rentals any tenant can break the lease with 1 months notice. The landlord can not break the lease.
The tenant is requires to make whole the landlord by finding a replacement tenant (not common. The landlord has to mitigate the possible loss to the tenant so the landlord needs to get it re-rented. Any vacancy is to be paid for by the tenant. If the landlord can not earn the same level as with the present tenant then the tenant needs to make up the gap for the balance of the lease.
As you can see in the case above the tenant can break the lease but may have to pay something to reduce the damage.
Some landlords allow a tenant to break a lease if there is a job relocation. Maybe required by law or many just policy for the landlord. More common with apartment buildings with professional management companies.
2007-01-17 08:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on where you live. Generally, the "good" way is to do it in writing, and get written permission from your landlord, the courts, or a tribunal with authority.
If you're breaking the lease because the apartment is hazardous, or such, be sure to get legal permission from the proper legal channels.
If you just happen to want to move, look into getting someone to sublet or transfer the lease. Usually, but not always, you have to get permission from your landlord.
If you won the lottery, and just want to get out, just pay your landlord for the rest of the lease period, and get a receipt.
If you have a good relationship with your landlord, they might let you break the lease, especially if you give some reasonable notice, and agree to pay for a new advertisement.
Also, make sure that you actually have a valid lease. In some places, landlords make tenants sign multiple-year leases, which sometimes aren't actually valid.
It really depends on where you live. There's probably a renters' rights association that you can contact.
2007-01-17 07:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jean Talon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Buy out the balance of the lease or ask the landlord in writing if you can sublet the balance of the lease. You still remain on the hook as the primary lessee if the sublet does not pay so be careful with this option.
2007-01-17 08:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the landlord can sue you for the rest of the rent. meaning that if you signed a year lease and left 6 months into it, by law you may still have to pay him for the other six months.the only way to avoid this is if he didnt fulfill his duties as a landlord. (didnt provide the basic means to live:water, heating, working stove, things like that. also if something like that was broken and you asked him to fix it, if he did not fix it in a timely way or at all. thats not like changing a light bulb or anything but if say your front door didnt lock right and you have it documented thaat on such day you asked him to fix it and it never happened.
2007-01-17 07:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by Breanne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go the lease and see what the provision is for termination. Tell your landlord as soon as you are sure and tell them why you are doing it. If you are doing it because you got a new job etc, then the landlord may cut you a break. If it is breach by landlord, you may want to talk to a lawyer to see what you chances are of winning a dispute.
2007-01-17 06:59:14 · answer #7 · answered by urrrp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will probably have to pay a penalty--we did this when our house was ready to move in to and had to pay $1,000.
The rules are hardly ever on the tenant's side when breaking a lease. You pretty much have to have a landlord who isn't holding up their end of the bargain.
2007-01-17 06:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by Gen•X•er (I love zombies!) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
initially, call the police. also, make confident you're taking images of each of the topics. which could also help help your case in case you chosen to interrupt your employ. It sounds to me like the landlords are not any further living as a lot as their end of the employ. make confident you record all of your efforts to the contact them. See a criminal professional (you may get a loose consultation) and they are going to inform you approaches you may spoil your employ. I heavily believe try to be in a position to get out of your employ with 0 consequences. you may even get some funds lower back. yet make confident you're taking images of each thing it truly is incorrect, plus each room on your house, such as the carpets and walls, and so on. some landlords attempt to say that you've performed all this harm, and value you funds. make confident you've it documented what your position gave the effect of once you moved out. good success! Please enable me understand the way it seems. perfect desires
2016-10-15 09:08:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact the building management or landlord, explain to them you situation and offer to pay for ads to find new tenants and give them as much time as possible to find someone else. If you are considerate enough, many landlords won't pursue the matter.
2007-01-17 06:59:32 · answer #10 · answered by NeonLoveChicken 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋