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Is there a way to break an apartment lease?

kayayurt — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:19:27 +0000

Question by Kodiak: Is there a way to break an apartment lease?
My brother has an apartment with a lease until July. He just became un-employed and is drawing unemployment. He wants to know if there is any way to get released from the lease given his current situation. He is not military nor does he work for the government where there are exceptions made for breaking leases under certain circumstances.

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Answer by steveko777
loss of income is not an acceptable excuse for breaking a lease—but as a Landlord I would rather let the tenant go and re-rent then get stuck for months of rent and have to evict someone. Talk to your lease holder about your situation—hopefully they will be logical and let you go rather then tell you that you are stuck.

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If you were to live in any city you could live in rent free, where would you go?

kayayurt — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:22:18 +0000

Question by Big Philly: If you were to live in any city you could live in rent free, where would you go?
If you were to live in any city you could live in rent free, where would you go?

and why? I’m debating on where I should live.

I’m a city boy that does like the nightlife and business.

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Answer by LittleBird8
Los Angeles or New York City would be good for you. I imagine Hong Kong would work too.

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During a lease renewal can a landlord make you pay more money on a deposit you have already made?

kayayurt — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:20:10 +0000

Question by joefishal: During a lease renewal can a landlord make you pay more money on a deposit you have already made?
I have just signed a renewal lease that raises my rent by 3%.
My landlord also wants that extra 3% tacked onto the deposit, which I had paid several years ago after moving in. Do you have to also up the price on your deposit? It sounds fishy to me.

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Answer by alwright
if its not in the contract it doesnt apply

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Would you allow an illegal to drive your car to and from work and allow his family to live with you rent free?

kayayurt — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:23:35 +0000

Question by ?•?•xXx•?— BOMB ? SHELL?•xXx•?•?: Would you allow an illegal to drive your car to and from work and allow his family to live with you rent free?
Would you allow an illegal to drive your car to and from work and allow his 10 family members to live with you rent free for one year ?

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Answer by FRAGINAL-NOYPI
If I am really rich, I will be generous enough to help anybody.

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Lease agreement renewal still valid with new roommate?

kayayurt — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:22:11 +0000

Question by Ashley D: Lease agreement renewal still valid with new roommate?
I have a lease agreement with our apartment complex in Kansas with two other girls. Our lease is up Sept 11, 09 and we were just offered a lease renewal.

One of my roommates is planning on moving out later this week and is putting in her 60 day notice with the complex.

My question is this: If she is getting off the lease and we choose to renew it, with a new third roommate, is the lease offer they gave us still valid? Or can they make the decision to put our rent back to market value price?

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Answer by knowitall
If all 3 were on the lease, the new one must sign in place of the one leaving. Discuss it with management before too close to re-new date.

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Need to break lease/ nothing in my lease concerning breaking it, any opinions?

kayayurt — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:20:49 +0000

Question by steve42086: Need to break lease/ nothing in my lease concerning breaking it, any opinions?
I’ve recently signed a 1yr lease for my apt, but must now leave for personal reasons. My lease states nothing about what would happen if I must break my lease early. What should I do? Is there a loophole to break my lease without facing charges?

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Answer by Ms. E
Hi,

Technically, you can break a lease even if the lease says you can’t. What the landlord then has to do is what is called “mitigate” damages. What this means is that the landlord has to make a reasonable effort to rent the apartment to someone else as quickly as is reasonable.

What happens then is that you will be charged for any rent in between when you moved out and the landlord got it rented again. The landlord can’t just sit around and not try to rent it again.

The bad thing is that you won’t likely be able to use the landlord as a good reference because you broke your lease. But, from what I’ve learned in law school (I’m just a law student, but am also a property manager of a 26 unit apartment building in California), you can still break your lease even though you said you’d be there a year, for instance. The landlord then has to make a reasonable effort to get it re-rented, but can then take the lost rent out of your security deposit.

But, of course, don’t expect a good reference.

Best of luck to you!

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In MO can you be charged a break lease fee if go into a nursing home & can’t fulfill your apt lease?

kayayurt — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:19:09 +0000

Question by Pamela S: In MO can you be charged a break lease fee if go into a nursing home & can’t fulfill your apt lease?
My mother’s doctor recently discharged her from 22 days in the hospital to a nursing home. Now the apartment complex wants to charge her a break lease fee because she has to give up her apartment before the end of her lease.

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Answer by Fort Sill Army Wife
Yes they can, sorry to say it but they are in business and do not care about the reason you are breaking a lease

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My aunt is in a nursing home, my mom (her sister) moved into her house. Can my mother live there rent free?

kayayurt — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:19:53 +0000

Question by Sher T: My aunt is in a nursing home, my mom (her sister) moved into her house. Can my mother live there rent free?
I hold Power of Attorney for my aunt. My siblings are certain that my mom can live there rent free or I could just have her pay 1 penny. I heard that it has to continue to provide some revenue for my aunt. At least at fair market value. Who is right? thank you for any help you can provide.

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Answer by duje
Ask a lawyer / solicitor to be sure.

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how to live rent free. for example being a land lord?

kayayurt — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:19:14 +0000

Question by i-NV-no1: how to live rent free. for example being a land lord?
im just curious if your a landlord or manager of an apt building do you get to live for free? what are your responsibities and also how do you become a landlord or manager?

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Answer by Mrs HarleyBrat
“caretakers” will generally take care of cleaning halls and sidewalks – general building clean up and get either reduced rent or free rent
“Managers” are the on site person you see if you rent and you need somethnig fixed or pay your rent – they generally get free rent
depends on whether or not you want an outside job (which you could do in conjunction with a caretaker position) or you want to be home all the time (like a manager)
Every company operates differantly so you’d have to call a few places to see what they have set up for compensation
good luck

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