<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by amanda white1:
my lease ends dec 1 2001 and i want out of my lease so i decided to not pay my rent this month so they can evict me and i am wondering can they take me to court to get the money for the new lease that hasnt started<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Mandy, your premeditated eviction approach is all wrong. You are liable for the rent for last month, this month and every single month up to and ending Dec 1 2001. L can take you to court and sue for rent, late fees, cleaning, repair, utility fees if any, court costs, attorneys fees etc. and get a judgement against you for the total amount due. In addition, the judgement can be used to garnishee a portion of your pay from your employer and any assets that you have. If L hires an attorney or collection company to do the collection, they can file a notice with all the credit reporting agencies so that the judgement would appear on your credit report.
It would make better sense to pay your rent, tell L that you need to move and help L find a replacement tenant by advertising and showing the property.