How to get out of a bad lease, my new manager does follow through?
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You do not always get good mgmt. When you rent apt. or home,  read your lease  contract and there should be a clause in there where it states what happens if you break your contract or want out of your lease. Most require you to pay 85 % of the rent and may let you out. Some will charge you the whole remainder of the lease till it rents to someone else. Upon move-in you should have filled out a move-in condition report showing all damages that were already there in apt.or house you leased. That way you will not be charged for something you did not do. Most places want an arm and a leg to replace broken (cheap blinds ect..). if you were smart you could go to Walmart and buy a cheap  $5.97 blind and replace it yourself if you did indeed damage it. Many apartments will not replace capets and that is bad. Did you see the apt.or home before you leased it? If not you have a valid complain..never sign a lease till you see what you are leasing. When you give them a work order always keep copy . I take pictures everytime I lease and keep copy too.\nGood Luck !!
153527
Go to the RRA... Renters Rights Association. They will handle it! They eat that kinda crap up... I know cuz I have been an apartment manager b4 and the owners where total asses... there was so many things i couldnt do after the tentants were promised things by the owners then went back on em... good luck
755260
Sweetie I hate to tell you this but unless it is in writing then there is really nothing you can do. You really have 2 options:\n\nOption 1: Stay there until the end of your lease\n\nOption 2: Break the lease and make payment arrangements (if the landlord allows for that) or have it go on your credit.\n\nGood Luck
882215
Send your manager a certified letter more than 30 days prior to your lease expiring.  I've had a few business writing courses so I thought it would be fun to type you up a sample.  I hope this helps!\n\n(Date)\n\nDear (Apartment Manager’s Name):\n\nMy lease on Apartment #__ expires on (date).  According to section ___ in our lease agreement, I am to give you thirty days notice that I will not be renewing my lease.  Please consider this letter to be notice that I will not be renewing my lease.  I have enjoyed my stay here at (name of apartment complex).  I will be completely moved out and will have finished cleaning the apartment by (the last day of your lease).  I will call you a week prior to that time to make an appointment to return my keys, walk through the unit, and receive my security deposit.\n\nIf you have any questions or need to speak with me please call me at (123) 456-7890.\n\nSincerely,\n\n(Name)\nApartment #__
314170
The landlord/property manager wants three things of a resident: 1) pay the rent 2) treat the apartment well 3) be a good neighbor.  Sometimes I have thought someone could do all three but had a credit problem. We solved it by getting a co-signer who had beautiful credit or by making additional deposits. Sometimes I also promised to turn in a good credit report if they paid as agreed. Good landlords and good residents deserve each other.\n\nLeigh \nhttp://www.LeighMaynard.com
141105
Make sure you can get out of your lease first then present those facts to your current landlord. If they dont give you a break, move.
771876
The means to break your lease depend entirely on where you are located. I can tell you about the laws in Wisconsin. Basically there is nothing that gets you completely out of your lease but there are 3 ways to end your lease. \n\nThe first is the easiest, work something out with your landlord. If you both agree to end the lease just have something that you both sign saying so. End of problem.\n\nIf they wont work with you then you can sublet (which is messy and should be avoided if you don't know the people) or you break your lease. To break your lease you send your landlord a letter that says when you are leaving and then clean the apartment like you normally would and move out. At that point the landlord would need to return the extra rent you paid and your deposit. The landlord then needs to try to find a new tenant, but until they do you can be held responsible for the rent. \n\nOnce again this only works for Wisconsin. I would suggest googling "rental rights" and your state to find if there are any agencies that are in your area. \n\nOther tips are to call the local building inspector and see what they can help you with.
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Contact the Housing Authority in your town.  Also check out www.nolo.com \n\nIf your friend has been there a year without a lease she is considered month to month which means the landlord could have had her removed after giving her 30 days notice first.\n\nIf the landlord has decided to come with a lease after a year and she's managed to live there despite it "falling apart" she needs to take date stamped pictures (some cameras date stamp the film or you can provide a newspaper to put clearly in the shot as you take pictures going from room to room) and have your friend state in a letter addressed to him at his business address that these conditions were pre-existing, and that both parties (LL and her) are to understand that this NEW lease provisions he's asking for will only pertain to NEW wear and tear AFTER all the current repairs are made by LL within 30 days (make a copy of the photos and present them to LL with certified letter).  It should also read that the $500 extra money for deposit is specifically for future wear and tear should it be needed and that your friend will expect her deposit returned within two weeks/month after her lease expires and any deductions should be clearly notarized in a breakdown with clear copies of receipts that can be clearly verified.  It sounds like LL wants your friend to move out -- and you don't say what compelled your LL to 'suddenly' come over and 'demand' next months rent over a week early.   Maybe to avoid the grief, your friend should make arrangements with LL to move -- write a letter and send copies of dated stamped pictures ASAP and state that you are not responsible for this wear and tear as it was pre-existing and you would like x time to move out and then move out.  I don't expect this LL to be nice either way.
87240
You are in a world fo headeaches, i'm going thru the same thing, I guess it depends on the state that you live on, in nj, you have to give your tenants two noticies, then have to file to go to court, that's if the tenant still there, then at court, judge tells you if they have to move or not, or you can work something out with your tenants, but if tenants, fail at whatever the agrement was the you have to go back to court file some paper, belive me its a pain in the ass, it's been 4 months and my tenants still there
201883
You can terminate it.  The lease is over, and you give proper notification.
204938
Blowing things off for management to do is ok but it's really not the answer.  Management expects the employees they pay to work out their own issues.  \n\nIf an attempt to work this out with her has already been taken (you've actually DISCUSSED this with this lady) and nothing was done, THEN you discuss it with management.\n\nIf you haven't talked to her already, then talk to her.  Let her know what the problem is.  She honestly may not be aware that she has a problem.\n\nAnd you would be doing her a greater service talking to her personally rather than letting her hear it from management and then finding out that everyone was talking about her behind her back.  Bad form!!!  Talk to her.
502826
Talk to your land lord, if he says no then ask if its OK for you to lease it to some one else.  You will get out of the lease and your land lord will still have a tenant
116133
I have been an apartment manager for 25 years. Take my advice and turn your rental over to a management company to handle..It will cost you but in the future you will be glad you did.  They do all the screening, lease preparation, etc. Everyone thinks it's easy, but as your experience has shown you, it isn't.\n\nYou have to be very careful, especially with all the crazy, nasty people out there. Don't take a chance with your property or your life.
926374
one of a few ways..but I know one works\nyou have to have proof your moving out of their operating area, so as you can see, they can not serve you, so the contract has to be broken....this works...\n\ntell them you lost your job and you AVE to cut back on ALL things....period..no money to pay..\n\ngood luck\nsmile
249613
You would give notice April 9th and stay until May 9th.\n\nRead your lease again.  If it ends May 9th, that's it.  No more.....)(
786978
If you have a good rental history with your landlord he may be willing to cut you some slack.  \n\nTell your landlord the truth and make arrangements to pay in installments every week.
499060
Get another roommate as fast as you can and sue the deadbeat in small claims.  The landlord will hold you responsible for the entirety of the lease.  The landlord is not required to go after the other guy for half, he can go after you for all of it.  I am sorry this happened to you.  I hope you can get another person to pick up half of the rent.  \n\nAlso, do talk to the landlord, see if offering to spiff the place up, and run ads at your expense, if you find a new tenant willing to sign a new lease with them, will they let you out of the lease.  \n\ngood luck!