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Leaving early from a lease

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  • 14-11-2006 11:47am
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hi all,

    This question is really just something that has been nagging me for a while, I'm happy where I'm living but I was wondering where do tenants stand when they wish to break out of a year-long lease early?

    It seems strange that leases don't have "get-out" clauses (mine didn't mention such a case at all).

    Where would a tenant stand if he/she decided to give a month's notice and leave after about 8 months, say?
    Hope that's not a vague circumstance, just something I'd like to know for future.

    Thanks


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    hmmm
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    A lease is a contract so it's not unusual that it is difficult to break out of one. Legally, if you're within a lease you have to serve out the term (unless there's a breakout clause), and you will have to pay for the remaining months. You may be able to argue some element of unfairness in terms, but that would be a trip to courts and not something I've known anyone to do. Leases provide protection for both landlords and clients.

    In practice almost every landlord I know will allow you to "break" the lease by having someone else take up your part of the lease e.g. if you leave a room and can find someone else to occupy it. If the landlord sticks to his guns though you have a problem.


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    #3
    [Deleted User]
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    Yeah, I imagined it would be along those lines, although I thought there would have been some legal thing to prevent people from being 'forced' to stay if there was a genuine reason they had to leave.

    No biggie, I'll take this on board and consider it. As I said, I'm in a good position at the moment, just don't like being tied down and like to know my options (if any) for the future.

    Thanks for your input.


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