I am about to buy a home, can I break my current rental agreement?

Question

Hello all, thanks for reading/answering. I currently live in a small apartment in Palm Beach County, Florida. I have 6 months left on my second lease with an apartment complex. My husband and I are about to buy a home, and are strapped for cash. We paid a deposit when moving into our apartment. Is there any way that we can break our lease with our apartment complex because we are buying a home? I am Ok with losing our deposit, but I don't want to have to pay any more. Are there any legal steps we can take to not have to pay the 2 months rent that they want if we break the lease?

Also, the home we are buying is in another county.

Thanks!!

Answer 1

Read your lease and you'll have your answer.

Answer 2

I would check on your leasing/rental contract. Most have clauses that will let the renter out of a lease if they have proof they are moving because of a new job/job transfer, certain family tragedies, etc. There may also be a written 30-day notice clause where you can give a written 30-day notice to inform them of breaking the lease, but I am pretty sure you would still have to pay for the those thirty days and the month before/after. If you are just moving to be moving, then you probably won't be able to get out of the lease. The same thing happened to me and my wife about 4 years ago. We moved out of the apartment and into our new house with about 2 months left on our lease. Luckily, we had a rental office that was willing to work with us, and we ended up having to pay only one month and a carpet cleaning bill.

You may also wish to consider sub-letting your apartment to a trustworthy friend. I know the rental office won't care who is paying them as long as they are getting paid. Good luck!

Answer 3

The agreement applies unless one of the leesees dies or joins the military,

Answer 4

Yes, You can, if the landlord says evicts you for nonpayment of lease. You should be able to get out with no penalty, but you should see if you can find someone to make the remainder of the lease. I would also read the stipulations of your lease, especially if your employment requires you to move.

Answer 5

Easy one: read your agreement, and see what it says about breaking the lease. Some only will cost you the deposit, others will charge you rent until your place is filled. Others will just charge you the remaining rent period.

Good luck.

Answer 6

.I have gone through the same. I would first try and go to the appartment office and talk to a manager about your situation. Sometimes they give you a break. In my case that didn't work.

I had only 2 months left and wouldn't let me out, so I gave them a 1 month notice in writing and moved out anyway. Rarely they persue you legally because it's too expensive.

It went on my rental history as a bad mark, but who cares I have a house now.

Answer 7

You need to ask your landlord if you can put in a 30 day notice to leave the apartment without any penalties.  Usually if you make the request and give them time to fill the place they will work with you.

Answer 8

If you break the lease agreement, you are subject to the terms you signed off on in that document.  Go back and see what legal ramifications are specified.  You could be taken to court and sued for the rest of the six months on that lease.  It's better to check into subleasing.  Talk to your landlord and see what kind of a deal you can work out.  It's not cool to just up and split like that.

Answer 9

some leases have a clause that if you purchase a home it will let you out of your rent if you give proper notice and documentation

otherwise you will have to live with the stipulations of your lease

all you need to know is written in the lease

some coomplexes with a waiting list might let you out early if your unit is in demand