By eHow Personal Finance Editor
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There are several reasons why anyone would want to break an apartment lease. Perhaps the apartment is not what you expected it to be, or your neighbors are hard to live next to. Whatever the case, there are several ways to break an apartment lease - see which one of these steps will work for your situation.
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BOBJACKS said
on 1/30/2008 1 feb.08 signed a lease to rent apt. starting 15 feb. due to personal reasons no longer wish to lease apt. mgr says we will be penalized a $850 release fee plus the monthly rent until apt. is rented plus loss of deposit. is there any legal way to break lease? ty
BOBJACKS said
on 2/19/2008 have signed a lease and move in date of 15 feb. due to a personal change, no longer wish to lease apt. mgr. says to break lease we will be penalized a $850 release fee plus any monthly rents until apt. is rented. is there a way to legally break lease? 1 feb. 08
maximillion said
on 8/23/2007 assistant manager told us if we buy a home they would let us out of our lease , no problem. He has since left and the manager will not let us out. infested with cockerroaches from above apt. individual using/selling drugs on side of unit. complained of not having air conditioning they checked and said it was working when in fact it had not been hooked back up since new furnance was put in last dec. they finally fixed it end of july.
maximillion said
on 8/23/2007 purchased a hme. assistant manger told us there wld be no problem since we b ought a home, they would let us out of our lease. He has since left and now the manager will not let us out of our lease. Have had individuals using and selling drugs in above unit and also infestation of cockeroaches from apt. above. no air conditioning from beg of summer to end of july. They checked it and said it was fine when in fact a new furnace had b een put in last december and the air conditioning was found not to be hooked back up.
cab-62 said
on 6/11/2007 What if the lease is over and month to month has started and one of the tenants leave and gave notice that she was moving out on the first of the month is she liable for evition is the other person stay.