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I signed a 1 year lease from a friend and my lease is almost up but I'm having financial hardships due to the fact that I have a grandparent this is very sick. I'm needing to move to be closer to my family to help out can I terminate my lease without having to pay. And how much of a notice do I have to give?
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: Tennessee Already Tried: I have so many questions and don't know where to turn
What state are you in?Are there early termination provisions in the lease itself?
Tennessee
I was never given a copy of the lease so I'm not sure.. It was a friend of mine at the time, as had asked her if we had to move before our lease was up if we could move without paying up the lease and she said it was fine, but I don't have it in writting.
If you personally did not sign the lease, then you aren't on the lease.Your friend is. The leasor can sue that person, and they can sue you under a contract theory.Tennessee does not have any special provisions allowing you to break your lease for hardships. The landlord does have a responsibility to look for a tenant to take over the apartment/house, so that you are only required to pay for time it is not occupied.If the landlord said that it'd be ok, you can hope they keep their word, but provisions written in the lease are likely to be what controls.
I did sign a lease that she got from I don't know where. But, I don't have a copy of it..
And I'm unsure about everything else you said about the reply. The house I'm renting was rented to me and was supposed to be a rent to own. They changed their minds when we moved in, so they wanted to sell it or wanted us to buy. We werent ready to buy so they rented to us. Now they want a 2 months notice before we move so they can sell it.. Do we have to give them 2 months notice?
Ok. I can't tell you what is in the lease. Demand a copy of it and read it. If the lease requires notice, then you have to give notice, because you've mentioned nothing that allows you to ignore or avoid it.If the lease is silent about it, then their request for two months notive is likely not applicable, but rather, the provisions of the lease are.
What if they dont give me a copy or if some thing has been changed after i signed it
If you have agreed to a change in the provisions of the lease following the signing of the lease, it is likely that the change would have had to have been made in writing. Leases are special documents requiring an actual writing, rather than just word of mouth agreements.They have to give you a copy of the lease. There is not an option for them otherwise. If you demand it, they must give it to you.
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