Have you ever changed jobs or worked in a different building/city in the middle of your apartment lease? (rental, move)

[fpsbob]

Did you end up working somewhere farther away?

If so, did you put up with the longer commute until the end of your lease?

Did you move at the end of your lease to somewhere closer to work?

I don't think it's worth breaking the lease and paying a lot of fees up front just to move somewhere closer to work, because most differences in the commute won't be too much longer. At the end of the lease though, it could be worth it I think.

I just wanted to know what you thought.

For example,

My current commute: 12 miles, 30 min with traffic
Commute in question: 40 miles, 60-75 min with traffic

[Passion Fruit]

Are there still penalties if you find someone to take over your lease?

I hate long commutes and view it as wasted time and added stress, so I refused to wait until my lease was up when I got a new job in a diff city.

Here's what I did:

1. I informed my leasing office of my new job and verified that my security deposit would be returned and I would incur no fees if I found a new tenant to take over my lease
2. I then placed an online ad requesting a lease take-over and commuted in the mean time
3. I found a tenant a few weeks later, had them view the apartment, then they applied through the leasing office
4. Once approved, the new tenant gave me a money order for the total security deposit and the office kept my initial deposit on file for the new tenant
5. I moved, and was happy I did

[MJ7]

Breaking a lease is never a good thing, it costs money to do so and stays on your rental history, which could come back to haunt you later when applying for apartments.

I always recommend getting a lease that is either month to month or goes month to month sooner rather than later, 6 months or even 9 months is better than 12 months.

Put up with the commute, complete the lease and rental agreement then move.