2007-09-15 09:11:04 · 7 answers · asked by SGinger: 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
probably not, but read your lease to see if their is a buy out option to break your lease early if not you will have to see if you can work something out with your landlord
2007-09-15 09:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by goz1111 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are obligated for the length of your lease unless the landlord has not held up their end and the premises is some how inhabitable. Most landlords will accept a lease termination fee equivalent to 1-2 months worth of rent. You will be obligated until the the apartment is re rented if they will not break your lease. You could add on a roommate to your lease. Once the roommate is approved and signed the lease then go to the landlord and sign a roommate release and have you removed from the contract leaving your roommate liable for the length of the lease. So if you know somebody who is willing to take over your lease that would be an option. Just know that your deposit stays with the apartment/home so you would have to work that out with the roommate before you got released off of the agreement.
2007-09-15 22:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by Shannon D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be governed by the terms of the lease. Comb through every last piece of the fine print to see if there’s any clause that provides you with an opportunity to break the lease early. But if there are no easy outs, you will have to negotiate with your landlord. He might accept two month's notice if he thinks he can find a new tenant (especially one who will pay a higher rent); or you could try to line up someone else to rent the place. If that fails, you will need to find something wrong, e.g. the landlord hasn't done or delivered something the lease requires. But you will need documentation and the stomach for a fight. It may be cheaper to swallow the rest of the lease than pay for a lawyer to help get you out of it.
2007-09-15 16:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by Paul M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally no, unless your lease so states. You are liable for the full term of the lease or until the landlord places a new tenant, whichever comes first. The landlord does have an obligation to make an ordinary effort to place a new tenant to minimize your losses. In many jurisdictions the courts have held that 2 months is sufficient time to place a tenant but local conditions could sway that either way.
Talk to your landlord and see what he is willing to do. Most will settle for 1 or 2 months worth of rent past your move-out date as liquidated damages.
Do keep in mind though that you have signed a binding contract. In the worst of conditions you could be held liable for the entire remainder of the lease.
2007-09-15 16:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't break it by giving two months' notice, unless it happens to be the last two months of your lease. You signed a contract promising to rent the place for 12 months, and you have to abide by that. If you move, you will still owe rent until the 12 months is up.
2007-09-15 16:42:30 · answer #5 · answered by Califrich 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is up to your landlord since you are contractually bound to the lease. Some are nice about breaking the lease early, some aren't and will take every dime they can.
2007-09-15 16:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by godged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you can not, a lease is a lease, you can not get out of that lease until it's term expires.
2007-09-15 16:19:16 · answer #7 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋