rent penalty

[jvogel]

What is the name of your state? Calif.
I signed a one year lease referring to rules and regulations, which I also signed, requiring a 3 month rent penalty for early termination. Is this legal and/or enforceable? My understanding is that if I break the lease I am only responsible for rerenting costs plus rent for a reasonable vacancy period until the landlord finds a new tenant, using reasonable effort to do so.

 

[south]

You signed for a year your liable for a year.

Did you agree to the three month penalty?

What is the name of your state? Calif.
I signed a one year lease referring to rules and regulations, which I also signed, requiring a 3 month rent penalty for early termination. Is this legal and/or enforceable? My understanding is that if I break the lease I am only responsible for rerenting costs plus rent for a reasonable vacancy period until the landlord finds a new tenant, using reasonable effort to do so.

 

[ENASNI]

weeeellll

Cali LL/tenant law does not say they cannot put that in the lease. (as far as I can tell) and what my friend Grasshopper South is saying is.. (I think) Stay the year!

If they do rent it before the 3 months is through, you will not be liable, they cannot double dip. So if you help find a tenant if you are a silly-willy and break the lease, then you are off the hook on that.

The Ca Handbook really is so Californian... it is a bit laid-back...They suggest negotiation a lot... hee hee... but the truth is in there.
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/
Scully signing off.

 

[south]

Thanks ENASNI good team work

I'll bite em you explain why!

Cali LL/tenant law does not say they cannot put that in the lease. (as far as I can tell) and what my friend Grasshopper South is saying is.. (I think) Stay the year!

If they do rent it before the 3 months is through, you will not be liable, they cannot double dip. So if you help find a tenant if you are a silly-willy and break the lease, then you are off the hook on that.

The Ca Handbook really is so Californian... it is a bit laid-back...They suggest negotiation a lot... hee hee... but the truth is in there.
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/
Scully signing off.

 

[ENASNI]

otay

Thanks ENASNI good team work

I'll bite em you explain why!

Just don't spit no bones at me...