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Old 12-13-2016, 07:56 AM
 
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We rented an apartment in Lansdale PA. We have to break the lease as my job has moved to a different state. We have given the mandatory 60 days notice. The Management company is now telling us that if the apartment doesn't gets rented we have to bear the rent for how many months that it remains vacant to a maximum of lease period. They are also saying that no matter what we do they are going to forfeit the security deposit as we broke our lease. I am now running pillar to post to get a renter to take over the apartment.
So my question is - In accordance with PA real estate laws
1. Can a management company ask us to pay the rent for the entire lease period even though we have given the 60 day notice
2. Can the management company forfeit the security deposit solely because we are breaking the lease.

The above terms might have been in the contract but is that legal?
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Old 12-13-2016, 10:31 AM
 
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That might have been? Not an expert, but that's what happened to my niece. It was a private rental.
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Old 12-13-2016, 03:35 PM
 
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Who is a best person to turn to - a Real Estate Lawyer?
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Old 12-13-2016, 06:16 PM
 
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That would be the quickest way, and the answer you receive will be the right one.

Do you have a copy of the lease? Your answer is most likely in there.
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Old 12-13-2016, 06:47 PM
 
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Your employer should be able to foot your losses in the relocation costs if they are moving you to another State. With the exception of military jobs, you are responsible for the penalty in the lease for breaking your contract. If there is none, which would be to your advantage, you are responsible for paying rent for the entire duration of the lease. The 60 day notice may be in relation to a month-to month lease.

You should be more worried about getting a judgement against you than losing your security deposit because the security deposit may not cover the remaining period of your lease. And with a judgement, other LL will avoid you like the plague.

Your best option is getting someone to take over the remainder of your lease, if your employer is not going to bail you out.


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We rented an apartment in Lansdale PA. We have to break the lease as my job has moved to a different state. We have given the mandatory 60 days notice. The Management company is now telling us that if the apartment doesn't gets rented we have to bear the rent for how many months that it remains vacant to a maximum of lease period. They are also saying that no matter what we do they are going to forfeit the security deposit as we broke our lease. I am now running pillar to post to get a renter to take over the apartment.
So my question is - In accordance with PA real estate laws
1. Can a management company ask us to pay the rent for the entire lease period even though we have given the 60 day notice
2. Can the management company forfeit the security deposit solely because we are breaking the lease.

The above terms might have been in the contract but is that legal?
Thanks
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Old 12-14-2016, 08:06 AM
 
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Is there a sublet clause in the lease? There should be. If so, then advertise the apartment as a sublet, even offering a rent concession or subsidized rent until the end of the lease. If you find a tenant and the landlord does not approve, you have a case against the LL if he takes you to court.


If you just move out, the LL can get a judgment against you in the amount of the remaining lease payments, court costs and attorney's fees (if the lease so states).


If you stay in PA, back rent judgments are grounds for wage garnishment. If you move out of state, the judgment will show up on your credit report.
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Old 12-14-2016, 08:09 AM
 
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