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    Jul 21, 2007, 09:36 AM
    Lease breaking
    If I have a 9 mo lease and need to break it 5 month's early, what would be my legal penalty and obligation. I live in Clearwater Fl. I know a law was recently passed that said if you broke a lease you would be required to pay 2 month's rent plus I know I would lose my deposit. That would all be fine with me, I just wouldn't want to pay the total lease off.

    Please help,

    Ramona
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    Jul 21, 2007, 10:05 AM
    Hello Ramona:

    You're going to have to refer me to that law, because my understanding of Florida law is different. As a matter of fact, the landlord doesn't have to rent it out, and can collect from you for the entire length of the lease.

    I hope your information is better than mine. That law needs to be changed. NO other state in the union allows landlords to rip off their tenants like that.

    excon
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    Jul 21, 2007, 10:13 AM
    Thank you for your answer. I did go back and reviewed the Florida Landlords Can Charge Renters Who Break Lease Two Month Penalty new law and I think it says you have to pay up to 2 month's penalty. So I believe that would be in addition to the full lease amount. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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    May 6, 2010, 11:13 AM

    I read the link you posed and my understanding of that is they can only charge you 2 months, 3 at best and keep your deposit. The 3rd is if you got a month free for a sign on bonus you would have to pay that also. But that is again just my understanding. I am having a problem at my complex and am getting ready to beark the lease. But it is a life and death thing in my complex, not the same.
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    May 6, 2010, 11:48 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by speklez View Post
    i read the link you posed and my understanding of that is they can only charge you 2 months, 3 at best and keep your deposit. the 3rd is if you got a month free for a sign on bonus you would have to pay that also. but that is again just my understanding. i am having a problem at my complex and am getting ready to beark the lease. but it is a life and death thing in my complex, not the same.
    Hello spek:

    This question is 3 years old. If you have a question yourself, start a new thread, explain exactly what happened, and we'll try to help.

    excon
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