IF YOU BREAK A LEASE CAN THE LANDLORD CHARGE YOU A FEE FOR BREAKING THE LEASE AND ALSO A RELET FEE?
I sealed a a single year franchise for an unit though had to pierce out after 8 months. we was told my confidence deposition would be used for a final months franchise as well as additionally a price for violation a lease. When we perceived my check we beheld a “relet” price also. Is this legal? we paid a price to mangle a franchise so because do we owe some-more money?
Posted on October 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm by admin · Permalink
In: Tips · Tagged with: Also, Break, Breaking, Charge, Landlord, Lease, Relet
In: Tips · Tagged with: Also, Break, Breaking, Charge, Landlord, Lease, Relet
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on October 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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It is simple your landlord is entitled to recover his loses for what ever they loose in your breaking the lease. If is possible to have forfeited you security deposit and still owe more.
It can cost a thousand dollars or more to prepare an an apartment for a new tenant. In addition there are advertising expenses, and often one months rent is paid to a real estate agent for supplying a new tenant.
Consider this if there is a fix fee for breaking the lease and it is less a month or two of rent , you may actually be getting a bargin.
on October 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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what does your lease say? if the re-let fee is not included
he may not charge one–and actually I do not think a re-let fee
is legal under any circumstances.
sue him for unreturned deposit. LET the judge decide.
if you are correct–I think you are–you get your remaining
deposit back + 3x that amount in damages beneficial to you.
on October 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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Yes and legally you could be forced to pay the 4 months remaining on the lease. A lease is a contract which you broke.
Your reaction if your landlord ask for a rent increase after 2 month would have been ” You can’t, I have a lease”