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I need to break my lease 3 days after signing!?

Signed lease on the 1st (technically on 30th of May, but signed June date) and got word from my job tonight June 2nd that my home plant is calling back workers to transfer to previous job (TX to MI). Job is not responsible for and will not offer assistance with getting out of lease. Landlord is stubborn and might not accept my reason for leaving (I had the same offer a year before and turned it down, he said he wouldn’t break my lease then). Under the contract I will have to continue pay until he get’s another renter, or the remainder of my lease. That’s an entire year! Anyone know of a texas law or loophole I can use to get out of my lease. I’ve gotten advice just to break it and don’t worry about it, but isn’t that going to affect me legally and credit score-wise? I have 2 days to decide and 2 weeks to report for work if I accept.

“I’ve gotten advice just to break it and don’t worry about it”

That would be bad advice, a lease is a contract and the landlord can easily win a judgement in court. The landlord does have a duty to try to find a new renter to mitigate your losses but yes you could be liable up to the full term of the lease.

argy wrote”You know, it is really hard for a Texas landlord to collect any $$$ from a Michigan resident”
Ever hear of a wage garnishment?

argy wrote”Yeah, he might try to stake a claim in small claims court, after you leave. And because you are not present, he might win a judgment and that could appear on your credit report.”
Not MIGHT, if he files suit he WILL win a judgement

argy wrote”Then again, he is required to meet state laws governing refund of deposits and for finding another renter.”
He is BUT she would have to travel to Texas to the county she lived in and file suit. As far as the refund of deposit, if he files suit, has made reasonable effort (an easy requirement to fulfill) and the apartment is still empty, the landlord can file for the entire remaining balance of the lease and since she isn’t present will win a judgement for the entire amount. And the refund of the deposit? Thats easy, all you have to do is show it as a deduct on the amount you filed suit for ie say tje rent is $500 and the deposit is $500(and no damage deducts) the landlord sues for 9 months worth of rent ie $4500, in the suit credit is given for the deposit $500 making the amount sued for $4000. If the landlord isn’t taking anything out of the security deposit for damage, no letter is required ALSO, the TENANT must advise the landlord of their new address to send the security deposit to, which makes it easy to serve the court papers as well as locating tenant for wage garnishment to collect on the judgement.

I really wonder argy how much REAL experience you have in this area. You have repeatedly given advice regarding leases that if people actually followed could easily put them on the wrong side of court case. In the REAL world, the only RIGHTS you have are what you are willing to go to court to defend.

If it was so easy as you have contended in more than one post, then why would the employer even have to bother with telling the employees that they won’t offer assistance in getting out of their lease(s)?

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