i am 2 months into a 6 month lease. we moved here as a stop gap till our house is ready but we are having trouble with the neighbours partying every weekend.we found out this morning our house will be ready early and as we have baby due in 13 weeks we want to move into house asap.is there any way to get out of our lease or will i have to pay for both properties.
2007-03-06 22:53:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Ask the landlord if he will agree to let you leave early.
You could also try to sublet the place.
2007-03-06 22:55:40 · answer #1 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar situation a couple years ago. You should talk to your landlord/ agent and explain to them the annoying situation with the other tenants, and that you will like to leave before your contract expire. Now if the landlord doesn't agree, don't forget that he/she still has your downpayment. Don't get mad, keep your patience. Keep note of everything you have said and their responsed too. Do it by the book, My husband and I left the apartment because we had the same problem with the tenants. also the landlord never made repairs that were need it. So guess what he sued us! Now you should take charge of your situation before this happens to you. If you file a lawsuit (sometimes called a payment into court action) you pay rent to the court clerk instead of the landlord, and the judge can order the landlord to fix up your building. A tenant can also ask the judge to refund all or part of the rent he or she has already paid because of the landlord's failure to repair.
STEP 1: Ask your landlord to understand your situation, your wife is pregnan and the noise and stress will harm your wife and the new baby, also if he needs to make repairs. You can do this either orally or in writing. If you do it in writing, be sure to save a copy of your letter; if you do it orally, be sure you have a reliable witness with you. If your landlord does not make repairs, or ignores you. continue to Step 2.
STEP 2: Contact the local housing code office or other appropriate municipal agency and make a complaint (See list of Code Enforcement Offices). An inspector will come to your apartment. Make sure you show the inspector everything that needs to be fixed. Write down the inspector's name. If you do not make an official complaint to the code enforcement office or other agency, the case cannot be filed no matter how serious the problems in your apartment are.
STEP 3: File a case in court. IMPORTANT: You must wait at least 21 days after you complain to the local code office or other agency to file your lawsuit!
I wish I knew this before, oh well. I least I can try to help somebody having a similar situation.
Good Luck and best wishes on your new baby.
2007-03-07 04:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a letting agent the best advice i can offer is this - firstly talk to the landlord / agent and inform them that the neighbours are a nuisance. Secondly explain that you feel you must terminate your contract early.
There is usually a penalty clause and you may find that you have to pay 2 months rent to take you up to where your normal break clause would be.
The possibility is that you would be liable for the whole 6 months rent but if the landlord agrees to remarket the property then you would only really be liable until a new tenant moved in.
Probably not what you wanted to hear I know but i am sure of you talk to the landlord and appeal to his human nature they will see your point of view and do everything they can to help you.
Good luck with moving and the new baby.
2007-03-06 23:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by bevflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you move you will have to pay for both properties. Check your lease, there may be a clause that states that if you give 2 months notice before the 6 months is up you can move out. If not then you are stuck.
You could always sub-let (not entirely legal!) that is find someone else to move in, collect the rent from them, then pay it to the landlord.
2007-03-06 22:56:20 · answer #4 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got out of my lease early by checking with my property manager. They indicated that they had a re-rental program. I had to pay them $200 for the program, but they found someone to take over my lease, so I got out of a one year lease 6 months early.
2007-03-06 22:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the lease you signed. You might just have a sympathetic landlord, or you could offer to foot the bill for a rental agency to find him a new tenant. It will probably cost you money!
2007-03-07 08:50:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read your contract, there will be early termination clauses in therre.
Ususally you will have to pay part, if not all, of the remainder of the lease period when you more.
You also probably have to give a certain amount of notice before terminating.
And please ignore the sub-letting suggestions above, that is almost certainly against the terms of your contract
2007-03-06 22:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the landlord, explain the situation. If someone else is interested in renting the property, you might not have to pay the rest but you will lose your security deposit.
2007-03-06 23:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by Mary G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you can find someone to take over your lease or your husband is in military. You can talk to the landlords but it probably won't do any good.
2007-03-06 22:56:39 · answer #9 · answered by Denny O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might be able to sublet it - find a new temporary tenant to cover the remainder of the lease period. It depends on where you are geographically, what you signed, and local laws.
2007-03-06 22:55:45 · answer #10 · answered by Molly R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋