How to Break an Apartment Lease: A Step by Step Guide
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HOW TO BREAK AN APARTMENT LEASE WITH NO PENALTY OR DAMAGE TO YOUR CREDIT – A STEP BY STEP GUIDE. Read in an hour, take immediate action and be on your way.
An excellent, comprehensive and practical guide to getting out of a lease. Great for those in a lease contract and need to get out of it. Lease terms and conditions are stringent. Learn to navigate around them and break your lease without coughing up hefty fines and penalties or damage your credit history.
Breaking a lease has other severe consequences as well. You want to avoid a lawsuit at all costs. You want to maintain a good credit score, especially if you plan on applying for a credit card, car loan or a mortgage in the near future. Maintaining a good rental history with previous landlords benefits you with future landlord and lenders.
This book has been compiled with years of rental real estate experience. After years of giving personal advice to tenants in a bind, the author has compiled this practical and more importantly actionable guide for anyone in a similar situation who’d like to get out of a lease early without incurring fines, penalties and damaging their credit. The author hopes that this “do it yourself guide” helps every tenant in need of it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: TENANCY AGREEMENTS (LEASES) AND FALSE CLAIMS
A.UNDERSTANDING YOUR TENANCY AGREEMENT
B.FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT TENANCY AGREEMENTS
C.RENTING WITHOUT SIGNING A TENANCY AGREEMENT
D.IT IS NOT MANDATORY TO RENEW YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT BEFORE IT EXPIRES
E.YOU CANNOT COMPOSE A TENANCY AGREEMENT
F.THE MINIMUM TENANCY AGREEMENT MUST BE 6 MONTHS
G.TENANCY AGREEMENTS ARE 100% CUSTOMIZABLE
H.TENANCY AGREEMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
CHAPTER 2: CONSEQUENCES OF BREAKING A LEASE
A.LAWSUITS
B.JUDGMENTS
C.FUTURE IMPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 3: BREAKING A LEASE – CONTRACTS, PENALTIES, GROUNDS/REASONS
A.CONTRACTS ARE BREACHED ALL THE TIME
B.PENALTIES CAN BE MINIMIZED OR ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER
C.REASONS LEASE AGREEMENTS CAN BE BROKEN
CHAPTER 4: PRELIMINARY ACTIONABLE STEPS TO TAKE TO BREAK OF A LEASE WITHOUT PENALTY AND CREDIT DAMAGE
A.BREACH OF CONTRACT
B.LOOK FOR FAVORABLE CLAUSES IN THE FINE DETAIL
C.BE HUMAN – DISCUSS YOUR SITUATION WITH YOUR LANDLORD
D.OFFER TO PAY THE LEASE IN INSTALLMENTS
E.OFFER YOUR LANDLORD TO KEEP THE SECURITY DEPOSIT
F.SUBLEASING YOUR RENTAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 5: ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER 6: SPECIFIC AREAS TO LOOK INTO FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT POSSIBILITIES
CHAPTER 7: STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF FILIGN A COMPLAINT
CHAPTER 8: SAMPLE LETTER TO LANDLORD
CHAPTER 9: A QUICK RECAP
CHAPTER 10: FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
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HOW TO BREAK AN APARTMENT LEASE WITH NO PENALTY OR DAMAGE TO YOUR CREDIT – A STEP BY STEP GUIDE
Read in an hour, take immediate action and be on your way
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: TENANCY AGREEMENTS (LEASES) AND FALSE CLAIMS
Understanding Your Tenancy Agreement
False Claims About Tenancy Agreements
Renting Without Signing a Tenancy Agreement
It is NOT Mandatory to Renew Your Lease Agreement Before It Expires
You Cannot Compose a Tenancy Agreement
The Minimum Tenancy Agreement Must be 6 Months
Tenancy Agreements are 100% Customizable
Tenancy Agreements Must Be Completed by Real Estate Professionals
CHAPTER 2: CONSEQUENCES OF BREAKING A LEASE
Lawsuits
Judgments
Future implications
CHAPTER 3: BREAKING A LEASE – CONTRACTS, PENALTIES, GROUNDS/REASONS
Contracts are Breached All the Time
Penalties Can be Minimized or Eliminated All Together
Reasons Lease Agreements Can be Broken
CHAPTER 4: PRELIMINARY ACTIONABLE STEPS TO TAKE TO BREAK OF A LEASE WITHOUT PENALTY AND CREDIT DAMAGE
Breach of Contract
Look for Favorable Clauses in the Fine Detail
Be Human – Discuss Your Situation with Your Landlord
Offer to Pay the Lease in Installments
Offer Your Landlord to Keep the Security Deposit
Subleasing Your Rental Property
CHAPTER 5: ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER 6: SPECIFIC AREAS TO LOOK INTO FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT POSSIBILITIES
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