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Getting out of a lease early - buying our own place

strandroad · 2013-11-27 15:41:27

Looks like we're buying our own place, and will need to vacate our rented apartment. We are only a few months into the yearly contract though. How to best approach the agent to to extricate ourselves? I understand that in such situations we can offer to reassign/sublet, and if they refuse, the contract is dissolved. If the…

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#32 28-11-2013 1:49am
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Thomas D wrote: »

The act says nothing about selectively approving reassignment.

The Act, no. But several PRTB adjudications agree that a landlord has the right to vet or reference any assignees.

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#33 28-11-2013 5:38am
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Thomas D wrote: »

It would be easier to have your landlord refuse reassigment. Tell them you have some people willing to take over the lease. Give him two african names and watch him run.

Lots of people with African names living in rented accommodation with happy landlords.

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That said, in any assignment, a landlord is reasonably entitled to a person or person of equal or better class than the sitting tenant. Class here can refer to renting history, group size, payment ability or other relevant factors.

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