What is the name of your state? New York
My husband received a job offer and we have to move out of NYC next month. Unfortunately, the lease to our apartment only ends in April next year. We contacted the management office and was told that they do allow early release from lease. We told them that we have no choice but to move because of the job situation but their response was a big NO and that was it, no room for negotiation whatsoever. We are now at wits ends. We are mentally prepared to compensate them by paying termination fees or rents till they find a new tenant but a big NO means we have to pay additional 4 months of rents for nothing which really is a big burden to us. Looking at the way the management responded to us, we now also have a bad feeling that the management will not refund us the security deposit, even though we have kept the apartment in excellent shape.
Now, the question is, what could we do to get out of the lease with minimum cost? Generally, does the landlord have the rights to say no to lease termination and just sit back and do nothing?
We are moving out next month and we'll have to handover the apartment to the management office. Right now I'm thinking that I'll write to the management office regarding our intention to move and request that they take back the apartment on the day we leave. But what will happen next? Will they simply hand us an invoice for rent till next April?
My husband received a job offer and we have to move out of NYC next month. Unfortunately, the lease to our apartment only ends in April next year. We contacted the management office and was told that they do allow early release from lease. We told them that we have no choice but to move because of the job situation but their response was a big NO and that was it, no room for negotiation whatsoever. We are now at wits ends. We are mentally prepared to compensate them by paying termination fees or rents till they find a new tenant but a big NO means we have to pay additional 4 months of rents for nothing which really is a big burden to us. Looking at the way the management responded to us, we now also have a bad feeling that the management will not refund us the security deposit, even though we have kept the apartment in excellent shape.
Now, the question is, what could we do to get out of the lease with minimum cost? Generally, does the landlord have the rights to say no to lease termination and just sit back and do nothing?
We are moving out next month and we'll have to handover the apartment to the management office. Right now I'm thinking that I'll write to the management office regarding our intention to move and request that they take back the apartment on the day we leave. But what will happen next? Will they simply hand us an invoice for rent till next April?
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