{"id":983,"date":"2012-10-16T10:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T14:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/news\/?p=983"},"modified":"2012-10-16T10:31:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T14:31:48","slug":"how-to-break-free-from-a-bad-lease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/how-to-break-free-from-a-bad-lease\/","title":{"rendered":"How to break free from a bad lease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need some tips on how to break free from a bad lease? Check out our advice on Boston.com. (Note: This article is no longer available on their platform)\u00a0<\/em>Our advice appeals to those searching in Boston<\/a>, but also applies to New York City<\/a> and Chicago<\/a> renters.<\/p>\n

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Boston.com Article<\/h2>\n

We’ve highlighted one of our quotes from the article:<\/p>\n

“Despite all your careful efforts, you simply can\u2019t uncover everything you need to know about an apartment before signing the lease. No amount of due diligence and number of visits can fully uncover your neighbors\u2019 strange habits or the super\u2019s apathy towards your nonfunctional heater.<\/p>\n

Renting an apartment is supposed to be a temporary, one or two year commitment, but sometimes even that is too long. Lee Lin, chief executive of\u00a0RentHop<\/a>, offered advice on breaking your lease.” – from Boston.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Advice for Renters<\/h2>\n

If you’re rented an apartment and realize a couple of months in that your living situation will not work out longer-term, you may need to break your lease<\/a>. You can submit your intent to break the lease to your landlord or management company, and then follow their steps for finding a replacement tenant, and potentially paying a fine (one to two month’s of rent) to get out of the lease. Depending on how long you have left<\/a> on your agreement, it may make more sense to wait until the end of your lease.<\/p>\n

Impacts<\/h3>\n

Before you break free from a bad lease, consider how this impacts your ability to find a new apartment. The lease break can lower your credit score<\/a>, and you likely will not receive a letter of recommendation from your current landlord.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Need some tips on how to break free from a bad lease? Check out our advice on Boston.com. (Note: This article is no longer available on their platform)\u00a0Our advice appeals to those searching in Boston, but also applies to New York City and Chicago renters. Boston.com Article We’ve highlighted one of our quotes from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[439],"tags":[95],"class_list":{"0":"post-983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-how-to-guides","7":"tag-how-to"},"yoast_head":"\nHow to break free from a bad lease - Real Estate Topics, Tips, and Guides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you need to break free from a bad lease? 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