Breaking A Lease? School Me on This

[Deathtoll]

Man that sucks, heres what you have to do.

First off all your property and valueables should be located off site at a bank or something. Do not break the lease as it will affect your credit score. If you plan on buying a house in the future you want to make sure you don't screw up your credit report. My suggestion is to tough it out until the lease is over then get the heck out of there. I bought my house about three years ago and during the process they had to check a LONG time back and questioned me on EVERY damn thing I did in the last seven years!

If you feel your family is in danger then just leave, You will hurt your credit but that can be repaired.


Oh, and I don't want to hear how you people in Indiana pay 300 a month for 4.5 acres of land!

Don't compare Indiana to a major metropolitan area, especially Houston!

For what I pay in mortgage here I could probably buy an eleven bedroom house in Indiana ^-^

[blefevre]

Screw that. Pay whatever fee they have to break the contract and move on. It's not worth it with a wife and kids. It's just money.....which does you no good if some crackhead shoots you.

[TurboJake]

For what I pay in mortgage here I could probably buy an eleven bedroom house in Indiana ^-^

You would shit a brick if you saw how much I paid for my house.
Let's just say that a lot of E30 M3's go for more than I paid.

[AndrewBird]

Light the apartments on fire. Done and done.

[Vtec?lol]

Light the apartments on fire. Done and done.

I like the way you think. Although I couldn't live with that on my hands. Theres kids and pets around.

You would shit a brick if you saw how much I paid for my house.
Let's just say that a lot of E30 M3's go for more than I paid.

Please tell!

And to everyone else, you're right. I might just have to pay my way out and still take a negative strike on my rental history/credit. Shits tough man.

[wikkid]

You really have to read your lease. Many residential leases allow you an out with 30 days written notice, end of story. Residential leases are not the same as commercial leases.

Every state and local authority has different rules, laws and reg's, however - NYC and NY state have greater protection for renters than you may have in Texas. Read your lease.

[butters]

Do not break the lease as it will affect your credit score. If you plan on buying a house in the future you want to make sure you don't screw up your credit report.

I'm exiting my lease early due to work relocation, company is paying the fee, I've given adequate notice. Will this still affect my history?

[ZoomZoomBoom]

Paying the fee outlined in the lease to break the contract should allow you to be free and clear. I did that a few times in Oregon when I was in college and never had it hit my credit. It would be different if you just left and didn't pay.

[TurboJake]

I'm exiting my lease early due to work relocation, company is paying the fee, I've given adequate notice. Will this still affect my history?

No, you have fulfilled your obligation as per the lease. If it does, you can sue them.

Please tell!

I paid $20,095. 3BR, 2B, 1,700 SQ FT. Needs a little work here and there. But absolutely nothing major. Small things like the broken faux shudder, some wallpaper, a storm door, some paint, etc.

[Vtec?lol]

A garage with a free house?

That's pretty sweet.

[deutschman]

Talk to your local renters board, and maybe a loyer.

TCH Tenants' Council of Houston

http://www.houstontenants.org/

[mrsleeve]

You would shit a brick if you saw how much I paid for my house.
Let's just say that a lot of E30 M3's go for more than I paid.

Yes but you live in foreclosure land on the intersection of no job for you street, and rampant unemployment Ave. Huston is FULL of big oil money and still has had a decent economy, rent and housing in decent neighborhoods are always going to be high around there.

Former Mid Westerner and Michigan Dweller for 27 years here. It was very bad in that state and UP there for a decade + before the bottom fell out in 08. Though we have considered moving back UP in your new neck of the woods.

[Todd Black 88]

Wow! My property taxes over the last four years was mor then that, and I payed 30x that for my shat hole.

I need to move!

[Vtec?lol]

I ended up sticking to it as I didn't wan't my credit touched.
I've learned to stick around and scope things out before moving.

[Thizzelle]

don't move to cali, if you want a house for 20k. that will literally get you a shed with a bed and a can to shit in.