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We are coming up to our 1 yr mark of a 2 yr lease. In the last 9 months my husband has been laid off twice. He has been offered a very good job 2.5 hrs away.
We were thinking of approaching our LL and asking if we can break the lease.
We will stay in the house until she can rent it and will pay any advertising fees she will incur while trying to rent it out again.
We have made many improvements to the house including new appliances in the kitchen (all with her approval and no cost to her or discount to us).
We have never been late on our rent, she has been a great LL and we have been great tenants.
As a LL, what are your thoughts and opinions if a tenant were to approach you with this situation?
I think you are doing the right thing. Definitely talk to the landlord and tell her about the job offer. If you do as you say and stay until the place is re-rented she should have no objection to your leaving.
I would tie you up and beg you to not leave. However, I can't do that. So, I would say your doing the right thing. Planning and keeping the LL informed is the best way to go. I'm sure the LL will be disappointed, but more disappointed if you did not continuie to communicate and work it out together.
I wish I had a half my tenatnts as good as you.
I am a property manager and I agree, that what you have asked is very appropriate. For instance, you have already complied with most of what constitutes "penalty" when one of our tenants does have to break a lease; they are responsible for rent and advertising until it is re-rented. We also have a small penalty fee that is impose, a small percentage of the rent amount.
I would put this in writing to your landlord, explaining the situation and your offer. When we have had tenants in this position, the ones that have called for an appointment or even just walked in and asked to talk, then explained (with or without letter at the time) their issues, we have bent over backwards to help them out. People can't help it when life throws these curves at them. The ones that skip or just don't communicate..............well, that's a different story.
Good luck to you.
I think you've done the right thing. I agree what the others have said.
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