How can I break my apartment lease without penalty?
Most often, unfortunetly, you are binded by the contract. Sometime, however, if you discuss that you want to leave with the landlord, they may let you do so….depending on the type of person they are… NOTE! IF they say OK, then DO get that in writing. You may get lucky with that or you may be stuck unless the landlord requests you find a renter to come in when you go out…. If they so no, the only form of breaking this would be to nullify the contract. This would include having a trail of documentation and by contacting “tenants rights organization” I would contact a lawyer, specifically housing lawyer, that can read over your lease for any loopholes. Here is a useful link: http://ohmyapt.apartmentratings.com/how-… Good luck!
From a property manager in Texas: Doesnt matter what you tell them , lie or not, they dont care about sob stories, they have to enforce the legally biding lease agreement that you signed so you are bound to it, if they bent rules for you then they would have to for everyone or they can get into severe trouble with Fair Housing. So you give them in writing, your intent to vacate notice, some require 30 days some 60 days ahead of time. Read the lease. You will have to pay the reletting fee or some places call it other thing like buy out fee etc…. you also have to pay thru your notice. Most companies DO NOT let you lease it out to someone else to avoid the fees. Sorry but there is no way to get out of a lease cheaply but if you pay all the fees and leave your notice as required then it DOES NOT reflect badly on your credit or rent report as long as you go by the lease. And keep in mind also that when your mortgage company goes to look at your rental history, the property will have to te
