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Breaking my lease on house :-)

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  • 22-07-2014 6:22pm
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    Tintin8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 186 ✭✭


    Hi everyone,

    I am currently renting a house. I'm due to pay my last month on the 9th August. I leave the 9th sept . What I'd like to do is leave on the 9th August as I've found a new rental property I want.
    Could I just do this and the landlord could just keep my deposit. I'll have all the bills paid upto date so I wouldn't be leaving the landlord with a bill.

    Can the landlord demand my last month as well because I'm breaking my contract?

    Thanks ;-)


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,902 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Your deposit is not a last months rent.


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    Tintin8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 186 ✭✭Tintin8


    MYOB wrote: »
    Your deposit is not a last months rent.

    I know that.

    I need to know if I leave will he just take the deposit and that's it or will he chase me up for the last month?


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    theteal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    He/she can chase you through the prtb but he/she won't for 1 months rent. Good luck getting a reference though!


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,902 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Tintin8 wrote: »
    I know that.

    I need to know if I leave will he just take the deposit and that's it or will he chase me up for the last month?

    He is well within his rights to chase you for the portion of the last months rent he is entitled to (determined by making actual efforts to reduce the loss by filling the property) as well as any part of the deposit that actually had to be used for its intended purpose - and almost certainly will too.

    You may be able to come to an agreement in advance, depending where the house is and the local rental market.


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    Tintin8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 186 ✭✭Tintin8


    theteal wrote: »
    He/she can chase you through the prtb but he/she won't for 1 months rent. Good luck getting a reference though!

    Ye that's true, ill prob hang on in that case . It's only a month I guess. Cheers


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,965 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Just be a grown up about it: ring up and negotiate. If he wants to let it to students, he'd probably appreciate getting it back from you a few weeks earlier.


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    [Deleted User]
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    sound advice above there just have a chat with the LL and try to negotiate something ,

    why should it be pay or do a legger?? :/


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    handlemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster


    Tintin8 wrote: »
    I know that.

    I need to know if I leave will he just take the deposit and that's it or will he chase me up for the last month?

    Why would u do this ? The deposit is for damages not for rent.


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