Lease Is up at a Bad Time in Regards to School Year 9/1 Rant and Question

You would have to assume that there is something majorly wrong with the bigger house for half the rent. You know...the whole "if it seems too good to be true then it probably IS too good to be true" idea. I wouldn't let falling in love with this listing change your plans. If you haven't actually seen the place, then go ahead and check it out, but do so with a VERY critical eye and ask why they aren't charging market rate. There's probably a reason.

That said, you CAN get out of a lease, you J. end up forfeiting either the security deposit or last month's rent or whatever.

You can usually buy your way out of a lease. Usually one months rent, if you give notice. I think they call it a reletting fee.

It sounds like you fell in love with the new home which I am sure puts you in a even more difficult situation, but my question is, if this deal is steal, does that not concern you? In my head Im thinking " Ok this place has more rooms and more outside space and is waaayyyy cheaper, whats wrong with the house then?" Is it old? Does it need fixing up? Are there some major problems that is the reason why its so cheap or is it J. sheer luck? If this home is one you really really love, then Id really really check into every detail before you put yourself or your daughter through that hectic mess you experienced the year before. I hope this helps.

For about a million years (okay, 10) I was under the impression that you could not break a lease. That you would, like, die or something. I only found out within the past year that, golly gee, you can. You J. forfeit your security deposit. If you can afford that (and please factor in moving expenses), this might be a good time to do it. J. be really up-front with your current landlord. Assuming you paid "first and last" when you moved into the place, you could probably let your last month's rent cover the last month when you're staying there -- you'd J. need to budget for a security deposit, plus first and last at the new place, plus moving. Which wouldn't be cheap, but you also wouldn't be paying double rent. You can probably buy some goodwill from your current landlord by getting the place empty and squeaky-clean ASAP, so it's ready to show.

I would talk to the new place landlord and ask them if they can wait until August. Some landlords are good that way. I would also go over the place with a fine tooth comb to find out why it's sooo cheap.

Contact your landlord and ask if you can break the lease 5 months early. The worst that they can say is NO.

The point of a birthday party is to celebrate her birth. It does NOT have to take place ON her birthday. If it's done within a couple of weeks of her birthday - great! talk to her about it. She might be more pleased than you know!

Talk to your current landlord and ask about breaking the lease. As a landlord I would break one if the tenant really needed to (I would rather let them go then have them struggle to pay). I would also call about the other house, if it is priced lower then it will move fast.

I figure as long as you give your current landlord a heads up they can start looking for a new tenant (as long as you don't mind them showing the house while you are still there). The hardest part will be coming up with the first month’s rent and security deposit. I do not give back the security deposit until the tenant is completely moved out and I can inspect the house. I have only kept one security deposit and that was because they were growing pot in two of the bedrooms and I had to gut to the studs and redo the two rooms.

Talk to the landlord of the house and see how far off you can put your lease start. Then talk to your current landlord. You should be able to find a renter that will take over your lease without breaking your lease. It is J. up to you to find them.

Who knows it could work out. :)

I am a landlord. I would allow you to move in before 9/1 but you would have to pay the daily rate, not the full month of rent if I had something available.

You should start looking in July if you want to move at the end of August.
Or ask if you can get out of your lease and lose only the deposit. I did it once. It was so worth it.

First, if you're finding a house for that cheap there's probably something wrong with it. You can't assume the best when looking online or in the paper.

Next, if you have a lease signed in advance before school starts you can get your child into the new school and you'd J. have to drive her to school for a bit. I would start looking a couple months in advance at the least. You'll have to give your landlord 30 days notice, whether your lease is up or not so he knows you're going to be vacating and not renewing. Some places will rent immediately, some months in advance because their current tenant notified them early that they'd not be renewing their lease. Start nosing around early to see what's out there and get serious 2-3 months in advance.

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

I would at least talk to the owner of where you live. Tell them you are not going to renew the lease in August and you were thinking they might have a better turn over if the home was available at the end of the school year, May. They may go for it. Once Summer is done it's kind of hard to get renters. They want to be settled by the end of July so they can start getting ready for school to start.

Read your rental agreement & see what it costs to terminate your rental early...sometimes its not much (only one or two months rent). You could also talk to your landlord & see if he'd be willing to end your lease in July or august without penalty. It should be easier for him to find a new renter in july/aug than in sept.

I agree with everyone who says to talk to your landlord. We were renting, and found a house we loved and wanted to buy. We talked to him as soon as we knew - which gave him 60 days notice to find new tenants. We agreed to keep the rental spotless so that he could give potential new tenants tours when he needed to, before we moved out. That way he could rent it more quickly. He knew we were good tenants, kept the place in good shape and always paid on time. So he let us out 4 months early without any extra charges, even gave us our security deposit back.

If you are honest with him, and you are both reasonable, you may be able to do this without extra fees.