Comments on: Uncoding Your Lease’s Legal Jargon

By: Chase

Chase — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:28 +0000

My son signed a lease and before he moved in, he lost his job. Can he get a refund on both the Security deposit and the one month rent when he cancel the lease? The lease is less than 30 days old.

By: thompson

thompson — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:52:52 +0000

my wife and i are planning on breaking our lease, due to bouth of our vechicels being broken into are their any penalty that we will suffer

By: adam

adam — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:11:31 +0000

I need to get out of a lease in florida. There are two addendums to it, one says If i cancel my lease i have to repay my concession which i expected. The other addendum refers to my handbook, and says that it is part of the lease agreement. In the handbook it says if i cancel my lease i will be charged an insufficient penalty notice or early termination fee. Now My question is, if in the standard part of the lease it says i have to pay my rent until the end of the lease term will I still have to since the two addendums say I have to pay $890.00?

By: kathleen Falcone

kathleen Falcone — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:44:18 +0000

My husband and I signed a 14 month lease in Dec 2008, we now have bought a home how can we get out of the lease???? We are very desperate new place just sitting there empty. thank, k

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:27:56 +0000

I live in st. louis missouri. What are the rules regarding leaving before the lease is up because of being unable to pay?

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:58:51 +0000

First off, if you are in college, you should know that it is not spelled collage. Unless your “brothers” are helping you put together a series of pictures in an artistic way which would be a collage. If the latter case is indeed the one with which you are associated I do sincerely apologize. Noise violations are taken very seriously by landlords. You are creating an atmosphere which is not good for his other renters. Next time be responsible. As for your rights and responsibilities, many landlords do add an “Early Termination Clause.” This allows you to exit the contract early by paying for the months for which the landlord will potentially be unable to fill the vacancy of your apartment. This fee is usually equivalent to 2 or three months worth of rent.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:53:42 +0000

i paid a concession for the month of march 2008 for $99. this is stated in my lease.

my lease started april 1 2008 and will end march 31 2009. It is a 12 month lease.

Can my landlord make me stay until mar 31 2009 if is is a 12 month contract? because this is actually a 13 month lease.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:17:36 +0000

i had just broke my lease to my aprtment 2 months ago and now im getting an bill for forfeit of concession for 750 dollars. what is this bill? and what would happen if i dont pay it?

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:27:02 +0000

I own a triplex, we need to move back into town and one of these apartments is where we will need to move back into. However, all 3 have yearly leases, is there anyway to have the lease amended so we (the owners) can move in?

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:45:31 +0000

My apartment complex was recently bought by new management. They sent us all a notice of new rules. One of those rules is that any guests we have must be registered, so to speak, and that we are only allowed two guests at a time. Is that even legal??? I live in Seattle, WA.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:51:39 +0000

I illegally sublet my apartment and now I’m in trouble. My roommate and I moved out and found a person who said he would take over our lease, legally, with the apartment complex, which is great. Then he called on a Saturday and said he needed to move in right away or not at all. Desperate to not pay next month’s rent, my roommate and I agreed to let him move his stuff in contingent upon the fact that he pay us a prorate for the month and sign the lease over formally with the office asap. Well now, he has a key to the apartment and won’t pay up. I’m scared to tell the office what’s going on because I don’t want to be penalized for letting him before everything was signed. What can I do?

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:33:54 +0000

Im going thru the same situation right now weve been together for 12 yrs can you let me know how you made out…hes threatening on changing the locks let me know what you found out?

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:45:22 +0000

I live in a VERY secured apartment complex, yet my apartment was broken into along with another on my floor. Is there anything stating I can leave without any penalty if I don’t feel safe??? I live in Georgia.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:13:57 +0000

My cousin moved into her apartment about 4 months ago. She signed a year lease. Her apt has had roaches the entire time. She has spent so much money on products to keep the roaches out and her apts have sprayed numberous times. She is now trying to get out of her lease but doesn’t think it’s fair to pay out her fees of breaking her lease. This apt has not been liveable for her and very embarrassing for her to have company. Not to mention she is terrified of any type of bug. I’ve even seen her cry because of this situation. What should she do?

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:10:40 +0000

I am about to break my lease that I have only stayed for 3 months, (it is a year lease) to move back home. The economy is bad here in Fl and we want to find a better life in Al. Inplus, we have a new baby and need to be around a support system…I am trying to find an excuse to tell my landlord instead of telling her the real reason b/c that will not be good enough to break a lease…help!

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:21:44 +0000

My lease is up this month and I was only recently informed that it would not be renewed.. what will happen when I am not ready to move in ten days..
also the landlord noticed some damage to the wood floor which i can sand and fix myself but he refused to let me so what about my deposit….

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:48:27 +0000

I have had problems with my landlord from the first month I moved in. Recently he broke the lock on my apartment because he didnt have his key, and all he needed was to see if the toilet was leaking. That wasnt so bad but the thing that really shocked me was that when he left, he just closed the door while the lock was still broken off so anyone could have entered my apartment…pretty scary!! Would you say that this is a violation of the lease and a reason to move out? Thanks for any help!

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:09:10 +0000

My daughter lives in an apartment where her bedroom window leaks leaving a deep puddle on her desk, the sprinkler systems where painted over and 2 months ago someone attempted to bresk in her apartment. the door still has not been fixed. She lives on the third floorand when the window was attempted to be fixed they calked it,which made this a fire hazard. they eventually said they would have to replace the window and the casing. They never did. I am afraid for her safety! she has 2 months left on her lease. Is there any way out?

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:49:22 +0000

I’m not satisfied with my apartment. I’ve only lived here 3 or so months, but I’m paying 900 a month for a place that is not worth it. I have multiple complaints, they said they’d fix the master shower which was never done. There were problems with my rent last month and they never informed me until I was being evicted. I’m recieving eviction notices for my apartment number but not my name or rent amount. I want to move but dont want the 3 months of rent of have to pay to cancel my lease early. Is there any way I can get out of it with the complaints I have?

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:02:00 +0000

The apartment complex that my fiance lives in says they require anyone over 18 to be on the lease. Is this true? I don’t want to be on the lease and they are saying if I don’t sign the app and pay the fee that they will not renew the lease he signed a year ago in June? Is this really a law?

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:34:04 +0000

My boyfriend and I live in an apartment together…and lately things have not been going too well. He left me at my mothers, and when I went back to the apartment to see what was going on, he wouldn’t let me in. Fine, so I left. I came back today, planning on doing something really special for him, but apparently the locks have been changed. The landlord said he didn’t have a new key yet. I know he doesn’t want me there right now, but my whole life is there, and I don’t have a place to go. Can he keep me locked out, or do the landlords have to let me in if I return? We’re both paying rent, and we’re common law, been living together for over 2 years.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:04:09 +0000

Keep all receipts and make copies. Take them to court with proof that you made payments by checks or money orders (makesure you have a name on it person or apartment name etc.). Go to the place where you purchased the money order to show proof that it had be cashed. Then tell them you will take them to court. And always write the number of your money order and where you got when you got it and to whom it went to.

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:12:28 +0000

it is impossible for him to evict you. With your name and his name on the lease he is not your landlord he is your roommate and you are both tenants of his patents. You have as much right to be there as he does unless his patents feels otherwise they are the ones with the authority to evict you both.

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:21:55 +0000

My boyfriend and I share a house that his parents own. we both signed the lease. After a fight he told me that he could have me evicted. How do I know if this is true?

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:15:37 +0000

I was recently laid off and I am going to move back home because I cannot afford rent anymore.

My current roommate and I are looking for someone to sub-lease my portion of the rent.

The landlord said I have to pay a $250 fee to “change my portion of the lease”

Can he do this? Is there someway I do not have to pay the fee since I was laid-off and moving back in with my parents?