I have been with my apartment complex in Albuquerque, NM since May. We signed an 8 month lease and it ends as of January 31st. However, I do not want to stay that long. I don’t feel secure in staying for a few more months. Several times we have placed work orders for maintenance to [...]

I signed a lease and got the keys for an apartment declaring I had 1 small dog.  My family was coming to be with me from another state.  They told me the had another small dog with them.  I called the landlord to tell her and she stated that it was a lease breaker to [...]

I co-signed a 12-month lease with my son and daughter. The home had a swimming pool which we have to carry a 1/2 million dollar policy on. The landlord found that prior tenant had torn liner and other stuff did not work. She hired someone to get estimate on repairs. In July property manager called [...]

MY ROOMMATE AND I SIGNED A ONE YEAR LEASE. MY ROOMMATE MOVED OUT WIFHOUTWITHOUT ANY NOTICE. HE LEFT ME TO PAY HIS HALF OF THE RENT DUE IN 3 DAYS. I PAYED THE FULL AMOUNT ON TIME. NOW THE LANDLORD IS SAYING THAT I OWE HIM MORE MONEY FOR THE DEPOSIT SINCE MY ROOMMATE MOVED [...]

My roommate and I signed a 12 month lease. At the end of 10 month my roommate has decided to break a lease because she does not have a job and cannot afford to pay rent. We have tried to the speak to the landlord to come up with an amicable solution but they are [...]

We signed a lease from June ’07 to June ’08 and when it came time to renew, our landlord just dropped a new lease off at our apartment. Well we’ve had some problems with them and wanted the new lease to have some changes made in it. Long story short, after they never returned my [...]

I am renting a house in New Hampshire The first year I had a signed lease with the landlord the second year she left for florida with out me signing a lease see said the lease I had the previous year would carry over to this year. (I know that is not true state laws [...]

My relative signed a one year lease on an apartment, and became unable to continue living here so we worked it out with the property agency that I would move in and assume the lease.  While my relative was here I found a cockroach and the landlords had the apartment sprayed. Before I moved in, [...]

Can the landlord keep the deposit check if we break the lease prior to the end?

I am in a 12 month contract with an appartment complex. We signed into the lease on Aug 28, 2008. We are in the process of buying a house and need to break our contract at the end of the month of Feb. According to our contract, if we break the lease 6 months or [...]