Losing my job (apartment, lease, tenant)

[seattle2008]

I am renting an apartment and I believe that I will be losing my job on Friday. Is there a way that I can get out of my lease because I have lost my job? Thanks for anyone who can help me on this.

[brinegar312]

Post an ad on craigslist

[Jennibc]

Not unless there is a term in your lease agreement that allows it. I would be really surprised if there were.

[just*us]

The first thing I would do is read your lease thoroughly and make sure you understand the termination provisions and under what conditions you can end your lease early and with what possibly penalties. After that, if you do lose your job, I would contact the office and explain it to them. Good luck, hopefully you can find a new job in the same area and not have to move.

[70Ford]

If you do have to break it.....

Notify them in writing that you are leaving, so you have a date and paperwork (Just in case you need supporting documentation.).
Have them sign your notification or at least make an annotation on your original lease form that you are breaking your lease and the date of notification. Get a copy of the signed form.
If they retake the place from you, ( as in take the keys back) then they, by law, have to notify you in writing if they are holding you to the lease, or their intentions are to re-let it. (At least, that’s how my last apartment lease went.)
They have to, within a certain period of time, notify you of any damages to the property, what they are withholding from your security and why.

I've had to break a lease before...bought a home, yadda yadda...it sucks. Had to pay a months rent plus some bull**** "termination fee." Just kidding about the fee. As I read somewhere before, "The property management group is not required to subsidize your personal issues." That landlord had a valid point. Two sides to every coin.

Oh well.

Here's a page with Washington State tenant laws.
http://www.wsba.org/media/publicatio...ord-tenant.htm

Wish you the best in your career...whichever path you end up on. I've been fired before...twice actually. And I've received letters of recommendation.....several times, actually. Life goes on! I'd give you a hug, but it's hard to squeeze 250 lbs of man through a 17" laptop.

[seattle2008]

Thanks for your help. I think that I will work with the landlord to re-let the property.

[azoria]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

Life goes on! I'd give you a hug, but it's hard to squeeze 250 lbs of man through a 17" laptop.

God knows I could use a hug as well.....sure you can't find a way to shinny through that laptop?

[allforcats]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

Wish you the best in your career ...
Life goes on! I'd give you a hug, but it's hard to squeeze 250 lbs of man through a 17" laptop.

You, sir, are a mensch. Do you know from mensch? I hug you.

[vnodak]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

If you do have to break it.....

Notify them in writing that you are leaving, so you have a date and paperwork (Just in case you need supporting documentation.).
Have them sign your notification or at least make an annotation on your original lease form that you are breaking your lease and the date of notification. Get a copy of the signed form.
If they retake the place from you, ( as in take the keys back) then they, by law, have to notify you in writing if they are holding you to the lease, or their intentions are to re-let it. (At least, that’s how my last apartment lease went.)
They have to, within a certain period of time, notify you of any damages to the property, what they are withholding from your security and why.

I've had to break a lease before...bought a home, yadda yadda...it sucks. Had to pay a months rent plus some bull**** "termination fee." Just kidding about the fee. As I read somewhere before, "The property management group is not required to subsidize your personal issues." That landlord had a valid point. Two sides to every coin.

Oh well.

Here's a page with Washington State tenant laws.
http://www.wsba.org/media/publicatio...ord-tenant.htm

Wish you the best in your career...whichever path you end up on. I've been fired before...twice actually. And I've received letters of recommendation.....several times, actually. Life goes on! I'd give you a hug, but it's hard to squeeze 250 lbs of man through a 17" laptop.

What a nice person you are