re: OT Lawyers--Landlord/Tenant Question

Both parties need to comply with the lease. I do not know whether the word "penalty" is used in the lease. Up here, courts are reluctant to enforce a "penalty". I do not know the law down there. You may want to contact an attorney down there to see whether a "penalty" is enforceable. My guess is that the word "penalty" is not used in the lease and it is simply a contractual provision for early termination. If so, that would control up here.

Try to negotiate a resolution with the landlord.