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    pmc1974 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 14, 2007, 03:59 PM
    Early Termination of a residential lease in Florida
    I am currently in a 12 month residential lease in FL.
    I need to break the lease 5 months early due to a job relocation which is over 500 miles away in GA.
    What are my rights as a tenant when my rental agreement does not say anything about terminating early?
    The only clause included is one stating that 60 days notice must be given and all future rent money is still due.
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    Dec 15, 2007, 07:22 AM
    Hello p:

    You're in a world of hurt, and you're in absolutely the WRONG state for it to happen to you, too.

    In ANY other state, your landlord would have to "mitigate" your damages by trying to re-rent the premises as soon as he can. However, in Florida, the landlord can just sit back and collect rent from YOU.

    Of course, the only reason you and the landlord enter a lease in the FIRST place, is so that each of you is protected against change for an entire year. He can't raise the rent or kick you out, and you can't leave. If you do, there's a penalty, and in Florida, the penalty is steep.

    Being due the rent, and collecting it, however, are TWO different things. If you offer him, say two months rent as a lease breakage fee, he might take it, and you might be better off. Do it in writing.

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    Dec 15, 2007, 08:03 AM
    You have no rights to break the lease.

    Your best options are to either sublet, negotiate a buyout or find a successor tenant.
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