break lease?

Question

I currently live in allentown and i am trying to break my lease and my landlord is not willing to break it. Can someone tell me what this means. Tenants obligation to pay rent shall abate during period? So does this mean i would be responsible for all rent for the rest of the year.

Answer 1

Yes, if that is the wording on your lease. Usually you can buy out for about 2k.

Answer 2

It means you're responsible to get the rent paid for the period of the lease. Try this, it worked for me in CA.

Find someone to take over the lease so the landlord doesn't lose any $$$. Then they can renegotiate the new lease after yours is done.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

check with local law, but if you signed a contract for a year that means you are liable for the ENTIRE year, even if you move. If you do move out the landlord must be willing to rent to another person, if someone moves in, then you are only liable for the time the place is vacant.
He signed a contract promising you certain things, one of them being a place to live for the length of the tenancy, he is up holding his end, uphold yours.

Now if for somereason he is breaking the contract, you can be let out. Why do you want to move? do you have a new boyfriend? is the view ugly? Not his problem.
Is there no running water? Does the front door not open or lock properly? Those are his problems. But you must also give him reasonable time to fix things.
Check your lease. Read a lease before you move in.

Answer 4

You agreed to lease for entire period, some might let you out if they can lease it to someone else but they won't make an effort if empty. A lease is to protect both you and the landlord from people moving.

Answer 5

What if you found a new tenant for him? Sometimes landlords are cool with that. A lease is a lease unless he has brooken a rule

Answer 6

Sure does... why don't you sublet.. or get someone to take over your lease