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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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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Question by jason p: Is there any country or region where there is no rent or mortgage for a home? I want to live rent free?
I am doing research and want to live in a rent free society if possible. I am 23, a hard worker and have 2 incomes but want to live stress free in my life. Looking to move to a place where there is no requirement for rent.

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Answer by jlf
“There ain’t no free lunch.”

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Question by Krys: Is there a legal way a person can break lease at an apartment complex with a roommate?
my sister has a roommate who has begun to threaten her and throw parties all the time. She has told my sister that she cant use certain rooms in the apartment even though she pays half of the rent. Is there a way my sister can break lease with the roommate by paying her half to break lease?

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Answer by Jennifer
I signed a 6 month lease with a girl that I worked with and we moved in together. 3 months later she turned psycho and I wanted out. We fought for about a month and in the end I had to agree to pay for a month’s rent beyond my move out date and let her keep the deposit – that I had paid fully myself. It was more than worth it to get out of there as she was running up the phone bill and not paying and it was in my name.
Have your sister talk to the room mate and see what the room mate wants to do – maybe she wants your sister to move out or she wants to move out herself.

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Question by bobby_jorgensen32: I may need to break my lease but there is no information on my lease?
I may need to break my lease, in month 6/12, due to a possible job across the state. I looked through my lease contract and there is nothing on breaking a lease or pre-termination. It just says that there is a 0 subletting fee. Does this mean that legally there should be no penalty for breaking lease because I did not agree to anything on it in writing?

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Answer by Shawn
It depends on what kind of “apartment” you are renting. If it’s just a room in someone’s house or something similar, then they may let you go free and clear. However, if you’re renting from a basic landlord in an apartment complex, then there’s likely a stiff penalty implied in your lease agreement.

Look through it again. In almost every lease out there, especially in your first year of renting, there is no “fee”, but you are responsible for paying rent until the end of the lease term. Most landlords will let you out without penalty IF you find someone to take over payments immediately. If they have to find a replacement tenant they’ll usually keep you on the hook until they can rent the place out again. If you can’t afford to pay for 2 places at once, then try to find someone to take the place over for you. If your current place is in high demand, you may only end up paying for 1, maybe 2 months until it gets filled again. Sorry, but a lease is a binding contract for the term. There’s a pretty hefty penalty for breaking it.

If you still don’t quite know, just sit down with your landlord and have them explain it to you. Who knows, they could be sympathetic and let you go free and clear.

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