What Happens When You Break Your Lease?

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Tip 1 - Breaking a Lease and Leaving Early | Nolo.com

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by philippe devins | permalink

Landlords must take reasonable steps to rerent the place if you break a lease (you won't always be on the hook for rent for the remainder of the lease term).

For further reading: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/renters-rights-book/chapter9-5.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - What Happens If You Want to Break an Apartment Lease?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ole Dalsgaard | permalink

If you want to break your apartment lease, what ultimately happens depends on how you handle the situation. Honesty and an understanding landlord can allow you to walk away scot-free. In some cases, ...

For further reading: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/happens-want-break-apartment-lease-1751.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - How To Break a Lease if You Have To

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anita Girardeau | permalink

If you absolutely have to break a lease, here are a few tricks to help you do it successfully.

For further reading: http://www.zillow.com/blog/i-need-to-break-my-lease-what-should-i-do-77263/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - When Should You Break A Lease?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Stefano Alfonso | permalink

By Alex Starace for MyFirstApartment.com No one signs a lease with the intention of breaking it a few months later. But sometimes life happens. If you find yourself in a situation where you feel you need to break your lease, remember that it can be an expensive and difficult process. That [...]
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/zillow/2013/06/07/when-should-you-break-a-lease/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Breaking an Apartment Lease: What You Need to Know - US News

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Piet Noppers | permalink

3 tips for breaking a lease so your landlord doesn't take legal action against you.
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For further reading: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2013/08/14/breaking-an-apartment-lease-what-you-need-to-know ^[5]