What are my rights if I broke my lease because of violent neighhbors and now the management charged me an early termination fee but they already found new tenants so they didn’t lose any money?
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What are my rights if I broke my lease because of violent neighhbors and now the management charged me an early termination fee but they already found new tenants so they didn’t lose any money?
Somebody said that they can’t punish me like that when they didn’t lose any money. Is that true?
Asked on August 21, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
They cannot charge you rent for any periods of time after the new tenants start *paying* rent, so if you moved out end July, say, and the new tenants don't start paying until September, they could get August rent from you.
In addition, a lease is a contract: if your written lease states that there is an early termination fee, you would have to pay it regardless of when the new tenants start, because in signing the lease, you contractually agreed to pay this fee. Review the lease to see what you obligated yourself to pay.
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