Comments on: Cancel rental agreement

By: 78corvette

78corvette — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:54:32 +0000

Leases are tough to break! You will definetly need help, unless you want to get stuck paying the lease termination fee set by your rental property.

By: Candalyn

Candalyn — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:36:06 +0000

I would agree with what the Utah landlord said, but still it is a techincality. If it is not clearly written within the lease contract, then it is up for dispute. Have you considered landlord mediation? If you file a complaint with the RPA they will mediate to see that your renter rights are not being violated– and the best part is that it gets attached to their landlord risk report… That gives them incentive to work with the agent assigned to the case.
Here’s the form to file a complaint: https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/complaint_center_form.php I seggest you seriously file a complaint against them, it will be well worth the $35 filing fee.
Good Luck!

Candalyn

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:36:13 +0000

Think of it like this…
When you give notice that you will be terminating your agreement on the 28th of Feburary you are actually terminating the lease at 5 months, even though you are staying until the 6 month mark. So in order to “Terminate” the agreement with the required 6 months, you would need to give your 30 day termination notice no later than after you have stayed there for at least 6 months.
Hope that makes better sense. Sometimes these lease agreements and rent contracts are written so poorly that it allows for legal grey area.