Timeline for Moving out of apartment 2 months early but rent's already paid
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| Dec 30, 2018 at 23:54 | comment | added | nanoman | @Harper ... The tenant's BATNA is no refund; the landlord's BATNA is not getting another tenant until the lease ends. They could, with mutual benefit, agree somewhere in the middle, with the tenant getting a partial refund, and the landlord not double-dipping but "sesqui-dipping". | |
| Dec 30, 2018 at 23:54 | comment | added | nanoman | @Harper Indeed this may be specified by landlord-tenant law, or in the lease itself; but if we just go by general contract principles, I don't think your argument holds. The original tenant has the "right to use the facility" unless they form a new contract with the landlord that supersedes the lease. To be valid, this requires some consideration paid to the tenant, but not necessarily the full refund. ... | |
| Dec 30, 2018 at 10:01 | history | edited | Brythan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 29, 2018 at 21:13 | comment | added | Makyen | @Harper I'd expect double-dipping to expose the landlord to tort (contract) liability & probably criminal liability, but that would depend on the exact circumstances. As I said, renting to another party requires explicit agreement from the current renter. I did not mean to imply that the landlord would be able to double-dip. My primary point was that informing the landlord, and allowing them to both show and rent to another party, could result in a refund of some of the already paid rent (or not having to pay rent that would otherwise be due), if a new renter is found for that period. | |
| Dec 29, 2018 at 20:17 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @Makyen you're obliged to, in every jurisdiction I'm aware of: you can't double-dip the previous tenant and current tenant for rent for the same space. After all, if the old tenant is paying, he has every right to use the facility, you can't possibly deny him, so he could walk back in and suddenly you have a problem. | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 23:04 | comment | added | le3th4x0rbot | If you disconnect the washer put the water hoses into the drain hole, the valves often leak! | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 22:43 | comment | added | user71659 | @J.ChrisCompton I wouldn't. It renter's insurance usually provides liability coverage, which can cover actions away from the house. Also, if covered damage is found at the final inspection, you now have an argument when it happened. Besides, its usually cheap enough to continue, it's around one fast-food meal per month where I am. | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 22:25 | comment | added | Makyen | Telling the landlord the property will be vacant may help the OP financially. As a landlord, a significant reason for a lease is to improve cash-flow by both reducing how often new renters need to be obtained and decreasing the amount of time the property is unrented between different renters. As a landlord, if a renter told me the property was going to be vacant and they permitted me to both show the property and rent it to another party (both require explicit permission), I'd be quite wiling to refund at least the portion of the original lease for which I was able to obtain another renter. | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 20:23 | comment | added | J. Chris Compton | "Don't let your renters insurance end" in some jurisdictions renter's insurance only covers the renter's belongings - it is a lot cheaper for that reason. Unless your contract specifies you have it, consider if you can drop it. | |
| Dec 28, 2018 at 12:17 | history | answered | mhoran_psprep | CC BY-SA 4.0 |