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There's no such law (well to be honest I haven't checked NC but that's the case in other states and likely NC as well) - technically landlords can hold you responsible for the full amount of the lease, but they also have to re-rent asap and can't double charge.
In my complex the deal is that if you break the lease you give 2 months' notice and you pay them for those two months.
Not sure about NC, but I know in New Jersey when I lived there before, I gave my owner a two month notice and he said that if he could rent the apt before I moved out everything was fine. If not, then he was just going to keep my security deposit which was one month's rent.
I agree with scorp200, you probably need to check with the housing assistance program in your area to see what your rights are.
When we bought our house we just explained to the seller's that we were interested but they would have to pay some closing costs to cover the cost of breaking the lease. They did and we had a deal! It worked out for us.
I broke my lease to purchase a home last year. There isn't any sort of law to assist in that matter. I negotiated a closing date that was two months out. Then I talked to my apartment complex manager. I had two options; either pay the lease breakage fee or move out and keep paying rent while allowing the complex to show the apartment. I ended up only paying one month's rent, and the apartment was able to rent it to someone. It was a gamble.
Beware of subletting. If the person subleasing defaults, the lease will revert back to the original person leasing. In my case, the apartment complex broke my lease and had the new person sign a lease.
I broke my lease to purchase a home last year. There isn't any sort of law to assist in that matter. I negotiated a closing date that was two months out. Then I talked to my apartment complex manager. I had two options; either pay the lease breakage fee or move out and keep paying rent while allowing the complex to show the apartment. I ended up only paying one month's rent, and the apartment was able to rent it to someone. It was a gamble.
Beware of subletting. If the person subleasing defaults, the lease will revert back to the original person leasing. In my case, the apartment complex broke my lease and had the new person sign a lease.
I guess I should have been more clear that I would expect to rewrite the agreement with complex management.
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