re: Breaking a lease to buy a new home

If she is leasing from an LLC's or other corporate entity, no matter how good her relationship is with the people in the office it will haunt her. I was in a similar position here inTexas and did not read my lease about notification of intent to vacate. I thought I was doing good and gave them 33 days notice. Well the lease said 45, I had known for a while I was moving but thought 30 was standard as that was what was on my previous leases. I said f it and did not pay them the 12 days they said I owed. I already closed on a house, had all the credit I thought I would ever need. They sold the debt to a collection agency that harassed the shite out of me, dinged my credit report very month with this negative event. Potential new employers would see it. In the end just pay it as it will be much easier in the long run.
If the property is owned by an individual, I am sure they will work with you but tell your friend not to expect the owner to be negatively impacted at all by their decision to move