Question about breaking a lease

[powercatmiller]

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?

[pissclams]

the new owners bought the contract you signed with your original landlord unless it was written by a dumbass. 

[cireksu]

think you're screwed.  can the house people wait?

[pwrcat1]

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. 

[Del Tremens]

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?   

[jthutch]

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?   

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.

[Thin Blue Line]

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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[Mob Mentality]

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?   

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.

[michigancat]

don't buy a house

[Mob Mentality]

Actually a good time to buy if you have the down payment, and a stable income.

[michigancat]

you know who has a stable income these days?

no one.

[AzCat]

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. 

[dmartin]

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.

[Mob Mentality]

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.

[Bookcat]

you know who has a stable income these days?

no one.

people who work for unemployment offices are hiring.


irony

[Winters]

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.

[Mob Mentality]

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 !!!

[QuinnMac]

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?   

This.^