On average, how much does it cost to break an apartment lease?

Question

Like if you signed a one year lease, but you want to move out a few months earlier?

Answer 1

you'll probably lose your security deposit

Answer 2

depends on the contract you signed.

Look at the lease agreement, it might be on there, if not then ask ur landlord or office.

From the ones i have been in, they might charge $200 or so, some might even let it go, but look into it and find out.

Hope this helped :)

Answer 3

you pay the remaining months of the lease rent and they keep the deposit. read your lease it will tell you excatly how much it will cost you.

Answer 4

Usually a months rent, plus cleaning & security fee.

Answer 5

It depends on your lease.

Most leases will offer you a "buy out" clause.  Usually 2 months rent.  Some will just allow you to forfeit your deposit.  Many will demand that you pay rent on the unit until another tenant is found...plus forfeit your security.

Read your lease.

Answer 6

Usually you forfeit whatever you put down as a security deposit which sometimes includes the final month's rent.

Answer 7

Every one is different.

Some let you go with no fee.

some require you to pay one additional month and/or keep your security deposit

Some require that you pay the lease in full, for the whole year even if you move out.

READ YOUR LEASE  (you did keep a copy, right) ??

Answer 8

the remainder of the year$$$$$. sometimes asking w/ a good reason you might get off. (dont know how honest you are but if you had an emergency situation in your life immediately it might work)

Answer 9

you will have to check your lease, it can cost any where from a few hundred to a few thousand. they may also have put a clause that even if you move out, you have to pay the remaining months

Answer 10

Normally depending on the stipulations of your lease, it will cost you the remainder of your lease (the remaining months rent) and could potentially cost your your security deposit.  

Say your rent was $1000 a month and you had 3 months left it could potentially cost you upwards of $3000+ your security deposit.  

That all depends on how lenient your land lord is.  Check with them to see what they will allow.

Answer 11

Usually you have to give a one month notice.  Check your lease if you got one, and talk to your landlord.

Answer 12

You will, like, lose your security deposit and be, like, responsible for the remaining months of rent.  You signed a paper for one year, you owe for one year.

Answer 13

They are all different.

Stop waisting time posting questions on here and call your LANDLORD!

Answer 14

Check your lease.

Most leases are written as annual contracts, with a total amount due, paid in monthly portions.

So if you're paying $1,000 a month, your lease might say: "Rent from August 1 through July 31: $12,000, payable in monthly amounts of $1,000."

So, if someone had that lease, and moved out 6 months early, they'd owe $6,000.

And if the landlord wanted to get really difficult, remember that there are also late payment penalties. So you'd start off with $6,000. Then, after a certain date (often the 5th of the month), you'd owe a penalty for that month's rent...maybe another $100 or so.

Those numbers can really mount up.

Read your lease. See what your exposure is. Then discuss it with your landlord.

Answer 15

On my leases, you lose your security deposit and pay the remainder of the term of your lease (buy yourself out of it).

Answer 16

I varies greatly. possibly the remainder of your leese but hopefully you can get out without your security deposit or one month's rent. The landlord will definitely have to re-rent or he'll probably want you to keep paying.

Answer 17

I just did this a few months ago.  I wasn't able to break the lease though.  I had to pay until the lease was up but I'll still get my security deposit back.  You have to check the lease and make sure it says that you can break it because mine said that I couldn't and I was screwed.