http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/ State Specific Lease Agreements Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Nickel Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:02:21 +0000 http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/#comment-171 Hahaha! You sound worse than me. Well, usually you sign the lease when you pick up the keys and pay the first month's rent. Are you absolutely SURE what you signed was the actual lease and not a "pre" contract, authorization to pull your criminal or credit or some such? They gave you a copy, right? I'd say if it really is the bona fide lease, then yeah, you're probably screwed as far as their reporting you to the credit bureaus (if they have your social security no., which you gave them? no?) Other than that I wouldn't worry too much. Broken leases are not a felony - they will haunt you in the fact that next time you might have to put down more money as a deposit and may even bring your credit score down a little, but not a huge deal, really. (If what you signed was NOT the real lease then you are off the hook except for the deposit - they won't give that back). Hahaha! You sound worse than me. Well, usually you sign the lease when you pick up the keys and pay the first month’s rent. Are you absolutely SURE what you signed was the actual lease and not a “pre” contract, authorization to pull your criminal or credit or some such? They gave you a copy, right? I’d say if it really is the bona fide lease, then yeah, you’re probably screwed as far as their reporting you to the credit bureaus (if they have your social security no., which you gave them? no?) Other than that I wouldn’t worry too much. Broken leases are not a felony – they will haunt you in the fact that next time you might have to put down more money as a deposit and may even bring your credit score down a little, but not a huge deal, really.
(If what you signed was NOT the real lease then you are off the hook except for the deposit – they won’t give that back).

]]> http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/comment-page-1/#comment-170 L.J. Watcher Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:10:42 +0000 http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/#comment-170 Most states have the landlord/tenant laws posted on/linked to their website. If the apartment manager is not willing to work with you on this, I would suggest that you find the laws specific to your state. Good luck!! Most states have the landlord/tenant laws posted on/linked to their website. If the apartment manager is not willing to work with you on this, I would suggest that you find the laws specific to your state.
Good luck!!

]]> http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Morganna Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:26:44 +0000 http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/#comment-169 I has to do this once and the lady was really nice about it but she kept our security deposit. I has to do this once and the lady was really nice about it but she kept our security deposit.

]]> http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/comment-page-1/#comment-168 jimmy dean Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:26:06 +0000 http://residentialleaseforms.org/can-you-break-an-apartment-lease-before-the-start-date/#comment-168 That would be a good question for the apartment manager. Most of the time they will work with you. That would be a good question for the apartment manager. Most of the time they will work with you.

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