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    Jan 3, 2011, 03:00 PM
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    Hi I am trying to get out of a year lease because my job has forced me to relocate. I told my landlord about 2 months ago that I needed to relocate and he has been searching for tenants since. I was wondering if the lease was broken though by our land lord. He came into our apartment without notifying us did some renivations in the basement, and didn't finish them. He also threw away a portion of our stuff that was stored in the basement. It has become tougher to rent because of this.
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    Jan 3, 2011, 03:44 PM

    Hello a:

    Your landlord has the right to enter your apartment in case of emergency, and if you sue him, that's exactly what he's going to claim...

    I think you're better off working with your landlord in terms of finding a new tenant... Has he showed it to anybody?? Is he really TRYING, or just flapping his gums?

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    Jan 3, 2011, 04:48 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by agorski View Post
    ... He came into our apartment without notifying us did some renivations in the basement, and didn't finish them. He also threw away a portion of our stuff that was stored in the basement. It has become tougher to rent because of this.
    It has become tougher to rent because he didn't finish the work?
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    Jan 3, 2011, 06:24 PM

    First, ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area.

    Second, you are responsible for the balance of the lease unless he finds a new tenant. Have you talked to your job? Many companies that relocate an employee have a program to help in these situations.

    If you can show that he hasn't made a good faith effort to find a new tenant, then you may be able to get out of the lease.
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    Jan 3, 2011, 08:24 PM

    His actions are not enough to be a breach on his part from what you have written.

    What effort is he putting into it, ( of course if you live in FL, he does not even have to look) but is he running adds in news paper, put an ad in craigslist,
    Put up notices in laundy mats what is he doing to find a new renter.

    Are you helping to look for a new renter

    And of course technically he does not have to start looking till you actually move out and breach the contract, ( unless your lease says something different)
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    Jan 3, 2011, 10:43 PM
    A landlord cannot enter your house without written 24 hour notice, unless there is an emergency. Doing some repairs that weren't finish doesn't count. He is also not allowed to throw your things out. What repairs did he do and how unfinished did he leave it? Check the laws in your area, they vary in different places
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    Jan 4, 2011, 04:35 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by rbilow View Post
    A landlord cannot enter your house without written 24 hour notice, unless there is an emergency. Doind some repairs that weren't finish doesn't count. He is also not allowed to throw your things out. What repairs did he do and how unfinished did he leave it? check the laws in your area, they vary in different places
    While that is generally true (the time frame varies by location) a single instance is probably not enough to void a lease. The OP brought up that issue to see if the landlord had given him an out. I don't believe the incident is enough for that.
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