I am new to this forum so help me out here!
I live in Virginia and signed a 1 year lease in March. I have been dating somebody and have decided to move in with him. I haven't had a chance to research my lease yet, but do recall when I signed it that I would only be responsible for 3 months or until the unit was leased again. The Assistant Manager told me yesterday that the demand for that unit is high and I would probably only be responsible for 1 month. The Manager called and said that I would be responsible for the full amount to the end of the lease, even if it was leased to somebody else in the mean time. I did find a statement on another web site stating "a tenant who breaks a lease without good cause will be responsible for the remaining rent due under the lease term. In most States, however, a landlord has a legal duty to use reasonable efforts to try to find a new tenant - no matter what the tenant's reason for leaving - rather than charge the tenant for the total remaining rent due under the lease." Can somebody help me or direct me to a site that will give me solid information that I can understand?
Thanks so much!