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Title: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: powercatmiller on March 30, 2009, 06:19:13 PM
My wife and I have been looking at houses and we let our apartment know of the possibility of breaking our lease and they said to break it we would have to pay 3 months rent(no matter if we had less than that left). Here is the thing a couple of months ago we got a letter saying our apartment complex had been sold. Do you think I could bring up that I didnt sign the lease with the current owners and get out of my lease. Or do they control rights when they purchase?
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: pissclams on March 30, 2009, 06:28:28 PM
the new owners bought the contract you signed with your original landlord unless it was written by a dumbass. 
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: cireksu on March 30, 2009, 07:36:36 PM
think you're screwed.  can the house people wait?
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: pwrcat1 on March 30, 2009, 07:39:50 PM
If the house is worth it just pay the 3 months of rent, take a giant sh*t in the middle of your apt's living room, and gtfo of there. 
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Del Tremens on March 30, 2009, 08:03:14 PM
My wife and I have been looking at houses and we let our apartment know of the possibility of breaking our lease and they said to break it we would have to pay 3 months rent(no matter if we had less than that left). Here is the thing a couple of months ago we got a letter saying our apartment complex had been sold. Do you think I could bring up that I didnt sign the lease with the current owners and get out of my lease. Or do they control rights when they purchase?

If you have less than three months left, wouldn't it make more sense to just pay the rent and be a two-residence aristocat for a while?   :confused:
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: jthutch on March 30, 2009, 08:25:38 PM
My wife and I have been looking at houses and we let our apartment know of the possibility of breaking our lease and they said to break it we would have to pay 3 months rent(no matter if we had less than that left). Here is the thing a couple of months ago we got a letter saying our apartment complex had been sold. Do you think I could bring up that I didnt sign the lease with the current owners and get out of my lease. Or do they control rights when they purchase?

If you have less than three months left, wouldn't it make more sense to just pay the rent and be a two-residence aristocat for a while?   :confused:

Sub lease!  How much do you have left on your lease?  I bet you could find someone to rent it from you for a few months.
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Thin Blue Line on March 31, 2009, 11:23:55 AM
If the house is worth it just pay the 3 months of rent, take a giant sh*t in the middle of your apt's living room, and gtfo of there. 


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Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Mob Mentality on March 31, 2009, 12:50:42 PM
My wife and I have been looking at houses and we let our apartment know of the possibility of breaking our lease and they said to break it we would have to pay 3 months rent(no matter if we had less than that left). Here is the thing a couple of months ago we got a letter saying our apartment complex had been sold. Do you think I could bring up that I didnt sign the lease with the current owners and get out of my lease. Or do they control rights when they purchase?

If you have less than three months left, wouldn't it make more sense to just pay the rent and be a two-residence aristocat for a while?   :confused:

This.  Sounds like a no-brainer to mee too.  If to break the lease one or two months early you have to pay 3 months rent.  Then just don't break the lease, pay the final rent payments when required.  Better for you on all counts.  However, I'm sure you have more than 3 months left or why would you ask the question other than to get out of paying it....most leases identify the stipulations to break the lease and you are bound by those terms unless the landlord is super nice.
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: michigancat on March 31, 2009, 01:00:41 PM
don't buy a house
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Mob Mentality on March 31, 2009, 01:01:53 PM
Actually a good time to buy if you have the down payment, and a stable income.

Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: michigancat on March 31, 2009, 01:03:24 PM
you know who has a stable income these days?

no one.
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: AzCat on March 31, 2009, 01:06:36 PM
If you're just "looking" at houses and you've less than three months left on your lease I wouldn't think you'd have much of a problem as you can probably push closing off on the home for at least a couple of months.

I had a similar clause in a lease when I purchased my first home.  They were running near capacity though so they cut it down to a month's rent as they were fairly certain that my place would be leased again in fairly short order. 

There's one scenario I can think of under which you might be able to recover a portion of the 3 months rent but it would be a hassle and given the small amount of money involved the only cost-effective way to do it would be for you to do all of the legwork and pursue it through small claims.  Shoot me a PM and I'll discuss it with you off the forum if you like. 
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: dmartin on March 31, 2009, 01:50:07 PM
The last time I had to break a lease, I just had my boss write a letter stating I was being transferred out of town. Of course that was listed as a condition that a lease could be broken in my contract.
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Mob Mentality on March 31, 2009, 01:55:43 PM
Sounds like a stupid landlord.  Usually the tenants work place would pay the fees to break a lease in the event of a transfer.  Most good companies at least.  Thus it's like giving away $ if you're the landlord who agrees to that.
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Bookcat on March 31, 2009, 10:57:23 PM
you know who has a stable income these days?

no one.

people who work for unemployment offices are hiring.


irony
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Winters on March 31, 2009, 11:00:29 PM
If the house is worth it just pay the 3 months of rent, take a giant sh*t in the middle of your apt's living room, and gtfo of there. 
Note taken.
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: Mob Mentality on April 02, 2009, 12:42:56 PM
If the house is worth it just pay the 3 months of rent, take a giant sh*t in the middle of your apt's living room, and gtfo of there. 
Note taken.

Guess what we really learned is never rent, or loan anything to pwrcat1 !!! :bootyshake:
Title: Re: Question about breaking a lease
Post by: QuinnMac on April 02, 2009, 04:08:26 PM
My wife and I have been looking at houses and we let our apartment know of the possibility of breaking our lease and they said to break it we would have to pay 3 months rent(no matter if we had less than that left). Here is the thing a couple of months ago we got a letter saying our apartment complex had been sold. Do you think I could bring up that I didnt sign the lease with the current owners and get out of my lease. Or do they control rights when they purchase?

If you have less than three months left, wouldn't it make more sense to just pay the rent and be a two-residence aristocat for a while?   :confused:
This.^