What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Michigan
I entered into a lease for a rental apartment which expires 8/31/06. My employer is transfering me to one of our locations is Ohio (at my request). I'm starting this Monday the 19th, and will be staying with a friend until I fulfill my obligations to my current Lessor then get my own place in Ohio. I do not expect my employer to help and are not helping with any of the financial obligations related to the move.
I am required to give 30 days notice of my intentions to break the lease, and give them a date at which I will vacate the premise. I have paid for December's rent, and rent for January is due on the 1st.
Upon approaching the property management with my intention to break the lease, they informed me that should I be out by the end of the month, I will have the following financial obligations.
1) $100.00 early termination fee (per the lease agreement)
2) 3 months rent (Jan.,Feb.,Mar.) *with their duty to mitigate damages by reasonably attempting to rent the property to someone else. I thought this was cool of them given their was 7 months left on the lease.
3) An additional financial threat comes per an addendum to the lease that I dumbly signed: It stated that I had recieved "free rent" in the amount of $1050 (an incentive that they had advertised on E-Bay's rent.com). The discount was to be spread over the course of the 12 monthly payments. The agreement stated that I would reimburse them this discounted rent should I break the terms of the lease.
My questions are:
1) Is there any Michigan or Federal law that exempts someone from certain lease obligations should their employer transfer them out of state?
2) Could I be expected to pay a lump sum of $1050 for the discounted rent, even though it has only been applied over the 5 months I've been renting?
I would appreciate any comments or advice regarding these concerns.
Happy Freekin Holiday's
I entered into a lease for a rental apartment which expires 8/31/06. My employer is transfering me to one of our locations is Ohio (at my request). I'm starting this Monday the 19th, and will be staying with a friend until I fulfill my obligations to my current Lessor then get my own place in Ohio. I do not expect my employer to help and are not helping with any of the financial obligations related to the move.
I am required to give 30 days notice of my intentions to break the lease, and give them a date at which I will vacate the premise. I have paid for December's rent, and rent for January is due on the 1st.
Upon approaching the property management with my intention to break the lease, they informed me that should I be out by the end of the month, I will have the following financial obligations.
1) $100.00 early termination fee (per the lease agreement)
2) 3 months rent (Jan.,Feb.,Mar.) *with their duty to mitigate damages by reasonably attempting to rent the property to someone else. I thought this was cool of them given their was 7 months left on the lease.
3) An additional financial threat comes per an addendum to the lease that I dumbly signed: It stated that I had recieved "free rent" in the amount of $1050 (an incentive that they had advertised on E-Bay's rent.com). The discount was to be spread over the course of the 12 monthly payments. The agreement stated that I would reimburse them this discounted rent should I break the terms of the lease.
My questions are:
1) Is there any Michigan or Federal law that exempts someone from certain lease obligations should their employer transfer them out of state?
2) Could I be expected to pay a lump sum of $1050 for the discounted rent, even though it has only been applied over the 5 months I've been renting?
I would appreciate any comments or advice regarding these concerns.
Happy Freekin Holiday's