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Is there any way for me to get out of my apartment lease?
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:18 pm
Long story short...
- Signed a new 1-year lease starting on September 1st.
- Apartment got broken into in about a week later and had about $7000 worth stolen.
- A few days later I reported a shady character walking towards me in the parking lot. Cops showed up, he had a warrant out for his arrest, he got taken away (unrelated to my break in).
- A week after that, I told my apartment management that I wanted out of my lease due to safety concerns and they refused to let me out of it.
Options they're giving me but I won't do...
- Pay 2 months rent as a break-lease penalty (~$2700)
- Leave and keep paying rent until they find someone to fill it.
Option that I'm currently trying...
- My apartment is being advertised as available and I can leave as soon as they find someone to take it.
The problem with the current option that I'm trying is that it's been over 3 months with basically zero interest. They're listing my apartment as $200 more than their 2 bedrooms, so it's never going to be rented out unless something drastic happens.
- Signed a new 1-year lease starting on September 1st.
- Apartment got broken into in about a week later and had about $7000 worth stolen.
- A few days later I reported a shady character walking towards me in the parking lot. Cops showed up, he had a warrant out for his arrest, he got taken away (unrelated to my break in).
- A week after that, I told my apartment management that I wanted out of my lease due to safety concerns and they refused to let me out of it.
Options they're giving me but I won't do...
- Pay 2 months rent as a break-lease penalty (~$2700)
- Leave and keep paying rent until they find someone to fill it.
Option that I'm currently trying...
- My apartment is being advertised as available and I can leave as soon as they find someone to take it.
The problem with the current option that I'm trying is that it's been over 3 months with basically zero interest. They're listing my apartment as $200 more than their 2 bedrooms, so it's never going to be rented out unless something drastic happens.
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:19 pm to TDawg1313
Be a man and pay that penalty.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:19 pm to TDawg1313
quote:
Is there any way for me to get out of my apartment lease?
quote:
- Pay 2 months rent as a break-lease penalty (~$2700)
- Leave and keep paying rent until they find someone to fill it.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:20 pm to TDawg1313
quote:
Is there any way for me to get out of my apartment lease?
You have two choices:
- Pay 2 months rent as a break-lease penalty (~$2700)
- Leave and keep paying rent until they find someone to fill it.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:21 pm to TDawg1313
Better call Saul.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:24 pm to Geauxtiga
Well, it was worth a shot 
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:26 pm to TDawg1313
Get a mold test at Home Depot. Do what it says and hope it grows something.
Profit. Mold is gold in the rental business.
Profit. Mold is gold in the rental business.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:28 pm to ruzil
2 months rent??? Holy shite. Whatever happened to 85% of 1 month?
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:29 pm to Schmelly
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2 months rent??? Holy shite. Whatever happened to 85% of 1 month?
Every place is different.
The place I moved out of last year was 60 days notice and 1 month rent.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:32 pm to SG_Geaux
Gotcha
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:33 pm to TDawg1313
quote:
Is there any way for me to get out of my apartment lease?
get some military orders
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:35 pm to ruzil
quote:
Get a mold test at Home Depot. Do what it says and hope it grows something.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:37 pm to Geauxtiga
He's not saying to grow mold, just testing for it.
Actually a really smart thing to do.
Actually a really smart thing to do.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:40 pm to KosmoCramer
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He's not saying to grow mold, just testing for it. Then if it comes back clean, grow it
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:40 pm to TDawg1313
Been there before. Landlord was a real scumbag. Had to sell my soul to get out. It was an awful, awful experience.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:41 pm to TDawg1313
Burn it down
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:42 pm to ruzil
quote:
Get a mold test at Home Depot. Do what it says and hope it grows something.
Profit. Mold is gold in the rental business.
I think I might try this. They told me today that there's language in the contract that covers basically everything possible so I can't break it, so I'll have to take a closer look at it.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:43 pm to TDawg1313
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They told me today that there's language in the contract that covers basically everything possible so I can't break it,
So you're listening to legal advice from your landlord that you're trying to break a least with?
Posted on 12/17/14 at 11:07 pm to TDawg1313
It works. Definitely worth the $9.95 for the test.
It might also help if you have had a history of asthma or a recent MD visit for a respiratory infection.
If you grow something, a letter from an Attny would certainly get them to allow you a graceful exit of your lease if they know what is good for them.
It might also help if you have had a history of asthma or a recent MD visit for a respiratory infection.
If you grow something, a letter from an Attny would certainly get them to allow you a graceful exit of your lease if they know what is good for them.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 11:13 pm to KosmoCramer
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So you're listening to legal advice from your landlord that you're trying to break a least with?
Just passing that info along from what they told me. I didn't believe them, so I'm going to get a copy of the contract and try to find a way out of it.
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