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breaking my lese (My dad has ALS and I need to be closer to him)

I live in a apartment in FLagstaff Arizona. I have a lease till October 2007. I need to break my lese. My dad is very ill and I need to be closer to my family. The apartment wants a hugh fee to break my lease. I do not think it is far. I am a good renter and have paid all my bills on time. The compay has an apartment complex in glendale Az and i am willing to move my lese to that apartment complext. The buidling manager told me that because my dad is ill that I still have to pay to break my kese. What can I do ? I wnat to me homw with my family not almost 3 hrs away?


Asked on 3/20/07, 11:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
James Jenkins Jenkins Law Center PLC

Re: breaking my lese (My dad has ALS and I need to be closer to him)

Remember, breaking a lease is breaking a contract. There are penalties for such.

This is a Landlord Tenant question, not a Real Estate and Real Property question. Please re-submit under that category. And understand, that without a review of your lease it is difficult to advise you. Also, from the facts you present, you set forth no legal cause to terminate the lease. Personal preferences as to a change of residence would not be a basis for breaching a contract. You might only have the remedy of finding your own replacement tenant. The landlord would then be hard-pressed to deny your request.

Re-submit under Landlord Tenant.

Good luck.

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Answered on 3/21/07, 10:24 am


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