We currently bought a House through FHA and need to be out of here in the next thrity days. Our lease isn't up for three more months. Do you think they will let us go if we pay for march, april and let them keep our deposit for may?My husband and I live in New mexico. How do we break our lease?
I think you are being too generous. Don't offer up front to fully pay rent to the end of your lease agreement.
First, look at your lease agreement. (When I lived in California at my apartment we could always break our lease by only paying one extra months rent.)
Second, speak with your landlord. Explain that you bought a house and that you need to break the lease and what does the landlord recommend. Also, let your landlord know that you don't have a lot of money, but you'd like to work something out.
Good luck.My husband and I live in New mexico. How do we break our lease?
Or you can try to see if you can find some one to take over your lease with the owners approval
Possibly, if you insure that you have no valid repair issues which the landlord may have to handle after you vacate.
Insure that your premises are immaculate when it's time for your final walkthrough. Give them NOTHING about which to complain, including insuring that all light bulbs are working, carpeting is freshly cleaned (try to use a service THEY recommend), and that any nail holes from pictures, etc. are properly repaired. You might ask if they have matching paint available for you to paint over nail holes as well.
Most leases state that you can end early by paying two months rent and forfeiting your deposit so what your are proposing sounds like it should work. I can't see a landlord holding you to a lease if you have bought a home.
maybe..are you military???
look in your lease and find what it takes to break the lease.
If you're paying for the three months, you haven't broken your lease. Landlords don't care whether you're there or not, they just care whether the rent has been paid (unless there's a specific provision in your lease about you doing maintenance or something, etc.) Some legal issues may arise about not paying May's rent but leaving the security deposit; however, no landlord would likely care about that since they're getting the full amount due them anyway. They're certainly not likely to sue since they wouldn't be able to recover anything, having retained the security deposit (unless there is damage to the property). Honestly, you may want to consider talking to your landlord and telling them of your intent to vacate, and see if you can't get them to let you out early so you don't have to pay the last month or two and waste money. If you post an ad or something and find a potential renter for the landlord, they may be willing to just cancel the lease and start up a new one with this new renter; or, alternatively, you could try to sublet the apartment out for the last few months you're supposed to be there.
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