Comments on: Can You Cancel A Lease Before The Start Date?

By: larry n

larry n — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:07:36 +0000

You’ve signed a contract with them. You can’t arbitrarily break it that way. Talk to them, they can *agree* to let you out of it and probably would do so if they can fill it again quickly.
You can still break the lease, they can only collect ‘reasonable’ costs from you – e.g., they can’t keep it empty for 6 months and just charge you unless they could justifiably claim they just couldn’t rent it out. Typically I’d expect them to maybe lose 1 month rent (and make you pay for said month of rent).

By: Will

Will — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:08:31 +0000

that’s because most of those decisions are up to the property managers themselves…there are no real laws on that if the landlord says yes…he can keep your security deposit for taking the unit off the market….or he could just say no problem….and give it back it is their call…. no laws….just a a decision that has to be made by the landlord…

By: aiki

aiki — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:05:37 +0000

I think you can get out of it..but there will be a fair amount of pain – esp if more than 3 days have passed since signing.
Perhaps you can work with them .. have them rent him a 2 bedroom when it comes available.
And 6th months is not the end of the world.

By: shamieya

shamieya — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:10:30 +0000

Hell no, a contract is binding if you are not a minor. The contract should have an effective date. You need to go over the contract. If the landlord lets you out it will probably be at a price.

By: jay

jay — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:27:54 +0000

yes but both should agree on braking the lease if the other side refuse its binding cant get out of this lease

By: COCO

COCO — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:33:13 +0000

YES,
GO DO IT NOW!!! WRITE A NOTE DATE IT AND KEEP IT , JUST IN CASE THEY COME AFTER YOU.
LET THEM SIGN IT, IF THEY LET YOU RETRIEVE YOUR LEASE.

By: TXBLKGRL

TXBLKGRL — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:32:53 +0000

YES!