What are the consequences of breaking my year lease if I have lived at the apartment for only 3 weeks?
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What are the consequences of breaking my year lease if I have lived at the apartment for only 3 weeks?
I found the apartment online before I moved to this city. I had to sign a lease before I saw the apartment and met the other tenants. The apartment is a bad fit for me – roommates and difficult to live with and the building is in an unsafe area. I’d like to know what the financial consequences would be of moving out of the apartment now, before the next month’s rent is due (in one week). I can provide lease agreement if it helps.
Asked on September 25, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are solely on a month-to-month lease for the rental that you have, all you have to do to end your lease is to give your landlord a thirty (30) day written notice of your intent to end your lease.
If you have a lease for more than a month left then if you breach your agreement with your landlord (and do not pay for the balance of your lease), then under the laws of all states in this country you are liable for the monthly rent subject to the landlord or you getting a replacement tenant for the balance of the lease's term you have.
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