What happens when you bug out of a lease of apartment?

I thought about that, but it's not a safe situation.

They'll come after him for the remainder of the lease minus deposit assuming the unit is in good shape. So, if he has 3 months left @ 700 and initially put a 700 deposit down he'll owe 2100-700. Instead of skipping out, tell him to talk to the managers and see what they can do for him.

Break ins, gettofied, murder around the corner.
He was in a hurry to find place to live around ULM and took something available.
It's a small building with about 20 units.

They'll want the remainder of the lease. Some will give you a break if they lease it to someone else

Depends on the company. We keep the deposit and charge through the end of the lease. Once it is rented again we revise that and charge until the day the new person moves in (can't charge double rent). But, it is slow season, so apartments are moving slowly. Make sure everything is paid as soon as you get that final revised bill or it will give him problems leasing inthe future.

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He was in a hurry to find place to live around ULM and took something available

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Didn't exactly set the world on fire, did he?

Read you lease. Last apartment I was in I could break the lease anytime, but I would owe them two months rent.

A pretty standard clause in leases is that he gives a notice and is responsible for the next two months rent. Don't listen to anyone telling you that he will be required to pay out the balance if it is longer than 2 months. They don't know what they're talking about.

Actually, I do know what I'm talking about.

As far as our lease goes, you can do a buyout. BUT you have to give written 30 day notice and pay for those 30 days, then there is a buyout fee equivalent to 2 months rent. Op's son can roll the dice and skip out, but would be charged and billed for rent until the apartment is occupied again. In the summer this is usually a cheaper alternative because it's normally faster to get somebody else in. In the winter... Well... It depends on the availability of that exact floor plan. We will try to lease it but if it is something I have a few of sitting around, may end up costing more than the buyout in the end.

Just to clarify, it seems that the op is on no way talking about leaving on good terms, but instead, skipping out. In that case they can CERTAINLY be charged much more than 2 months if it doesn't fill. We had one particular apartment that was vacant way before I switched properties and, for some reason, stayed that way for 7 months despite occupancy being really good otherwise.