How can you get out of an apartment lease?

Question

Is there any way of getting out of an apartment lease?

Answer 1

Usually you can pay a fee (which tends to be pretty expensive) & get out. Otherwise, ur stuck unless there are loopholes in your lease that justify you breaking it, ie- its a dangerous neighborhood, conditions horrible/un-livable. Good luck.

Answer 2

Talk to your landlord. Breaking the lease without a mutual agreement can cause you problems both legally and your credit rating (provided he reports it).

If you absolutely need out of the lease, you may have to buy your way out of it since you've agreed to a specified term to rent the apartment. Otherwise, you will have caused financial harm to the landlord and you may end up in court and ultimately pay damages.

Answer 3

We signed a 2 year lease, and it was discrimination cause we were the only ones in like 20 units who had to sign one cause we were young. We called the landlord and tenant act and they told us that you have to offer to sublease the apartment. If they agree then you can leave in 60 days, if they disagree then you can leave in 30. They have 7 days to decide after you ask.
Your best bet is to call the landlord and tenant act 800# they are pretty helpful.

Answer 4

Only with the agreement of the landlord involved. Unless you can show that the premises are in some way unsafe for you to live there, you are bound to your contract until its expiry date. If you leave and stop paying rent, you can be taken to court (successfully) for a judgment for unpaid rents and costs associated with re-renting the unit to another tenant.

Answer 5

You usually just have to ask the landlord.

If he/she agrees, then you're out.
If they don't, then you're not.