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Rental Deposit

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  • 23-03-2015 2:49pm
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    cherrytaz
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    We are currently 18 months into a rental of property in Dublin. We signed a new 1 year lease 6 months ago or so. We have agreed with the landlord to move out and have given the required 1 months notice. We will however only be staying for 3 weeks out of the last months so should in theory only pay 75% of the months rent.

    The landlord has requested that we pay the full months rent and they will then return the balance of 25% along with the deposit after inspection. Is this normal procedure? Would it not make more sense to only pay the 75%?


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    Michael D Not Higgins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,223 ✭✭✭Michael D Not Higgins


    So you had a one year lease, then signed another one year lease, now you're breaking the second one half way through, correct?

    It appears the landlord has allowed you to break the lease with no penalty, over and above what you are entitled to by law. By law you are obliged to pay rent until the property is re-let, but you have been offered a good deal here. Pay the month's rent.


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    cherrytaz
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭cherrytaz


    Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »
    So you had a one year lease, then signed another one year lease, now you're breaking the second one half way through, correct?

    It appears the landlord has allowed you to break the lease with no penalty, over and above what you are entitled to by law. By law you are obliged to pay rent until the property is re-let, but you have been offered a good deal here. Pay the month's rent.

    That's all I wanted to know. Cheers


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