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    sg1low Posts: 19, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 29, 2008, 09:24 AM
    A one year lease that the tenant may want to break
    I rented my townhouse to someone, held her deposit, then did the lease with her and she gave me the deposit.
    She signed initialed all, then tells me 4 days later she is not sure.
    What are my rights and her obligations? :mad:
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    charlotte234s Posts: 1,903, Reputation: 143
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    Mar 29, 2008, 10:03 AM
    She is liable for penalties, some rent, etc. if she breaks the lease. She is bound by the lease, legally. If she didn't know for sure, she shouldn't have signed.
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    Mar 29, 2008, 10:04 AM
    She is obligated to the terms of the lease. If she's "not sure" that is her problem. You, as a landlord, need to read up on your states landlord/tenant laws.
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