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My lease expires at the end of November and I need to move out just before September 1. I am scheduled to pay September and October, but November is a free month. I have a 2-month security deposit.
So, if I keep the apartment through the lease term (despite not living here), it's basically a wash as I pay 2 months I don't live here, but get the 2 months security back.
If I try to get out of my lease, I'm afraid I lose the 2-month security deposit plus end up having to pay for some vacancy periods or something and actually end up worse off!!
What do you think is the best way to go in this scenario? I did e-mail my broker about getting out of the lease, but haven't heard back yet. Also, I will be living close enough to NYC that I would probably make some weekend trips here if I were to retain the apartment.
So unless you've destroyed the place you will own them 1 month if you walk away? You could offer to let them start showing it now in order to get a new tenant in place . That might induce them to void the lease if they can have an uninterrupted rent flow. Unlikely your broker will offer any advice since he is the one who said how swell you were. Go directly to management or the LL.
I was sexually assaulted in my stairwell 2 days ago and our apartment complex has no security guard, no call boxes, no cameras and just about no outside lighting. I can't even sleep at night anymore and I want to break my lease. Is it possible?
The only way you could sue the LL or leave (of course) is if there was something in place in addition to the above when you took possession and has since deteriorated such as a broken CCTV system or a doorman that has since been let go. This would lead to potential monetary damages in your favor if it was the case.
OR If you could, with the help of an attorney write a letter maintaining the difficulty of continuing to live there with any evidence that basic security measures were not followed such as people buzzing strangers in (any neighbor who could attest to this would help) you might find the LL amicable to letting you go free in lieu of a potential lawsuit.
i paid a lease for a few months on a vacant apartment. no one lived there, i tried to break the lease with every way i could, and they were going to send me to court. thankfully, i had the $ to pay, so i just paid it and they gave me my security back at the end. i turned off the electricity, heat and unplugged the fridge..etc...in the apartment, but i didnt give back the keys until the lease was up. if you can afford to pay those 2 months, then do so. its really hard to break a lease unless something is wrong with the apartment. a mice problem is a good way to break lease, do you have a mice problem by any chance?
I complained about a mice problem to my super twice. He lives on same floor and said he had a problem too. Most recently, he informed me of a tenant the landlord was trying to evict because she is FEEDING mice and pigeons outside of the building. When I called the landlord, she denied knowledge of any pest/bug problem, but admitted she fired the exterminator 6 months ago because no one used the service. I've seen mouse droppings, caught two baby mice on a glue trap and last night I saw a roach larger than the ones I see on the street walk across the living room (since first sighting of vermin I have been meticulous about cleaning, bleaching, keeping things in plastic, etc).
I mentioned to the landlord that I wanted to break my lease if the problem continued and she responded that she was going to call a large extermination company and have the super seal the cracks in the floor. To date neither has happened.
Does anyone have advice on how I can get out of my lease without penalty? Am calling housing board for advice on letter wording? Anyone with experience using NYC tenant attorneys - how much do they typically charge?
Thanks!
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Mice and now a roach - how can I break my lease?
