I recently (two weeks ago) signed a lease that stated that it was a 1 year lease. However, it also stated in paragraph one that with a 30 day written notice, the contract could be broken. Am I free to go if I give my 30 day notice without penalty?
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SarahBM
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If the contract clearly states that the contract can be broken with 30 days written notice, and it doesn't specify that only the landlord can break the contract in that manner, then yes you can. But make sure you hang onto that contract in case your landlord tries to sue you for breach. The landlord or rental company drew it up, and they have to abide by it just as you do.
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Read the paragraph again. It may say that only the LL has this right.
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It actually specifically states that the tenant upon 30 day written notice may break the lease agreement and then gives another provision for the landlord stating that they can change it at any time or break the lease themselves.
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Read things again. Many times there's a clause that says that if the landlord cannot find someone for the apartment within a certain time-frame, they can charge YOU for it. Sometimes it's until they find someone, sometimes it's for the length of the lease. If those aren't there, then I would say you give the LL 30 days, you can leave. (OR, you can leave DURING the 30 days, but you MUST pay for them.) Be sure to leave the apartment as immaculate as you can, so you get your security deposit back (unless, of course, THAT is in a clause... possibly about breaking the lease.)
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There is most likely some provision. For example, if I break my lease, I have to pay the equivalent of 2 months rent, which is $1300. It's not worth it to pay that much for a place you can't even live in. If there is a way they're breaking something in the lease, though, you can get out of it no problem because they've violated the contract - just make sure you can prove it!
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Depends what the penalty clause states.
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