Re: Tenant wants to break lease - Landlord Forum thread 182360

Re: Tenant wants to break lease by OK-LL on July 26, 2009 @08:57

Unless your lease specifically has a lease breaking clause which identifies a charge (and most don't), you cannot deduct anything from SD for "breaking the lease". You may only charge for real expenses, such as lost rents, advertising, cleaning, etc.

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Re: Tenant wants to break lease by Tim (Indiana) on September 9, 2015 @14:50	[ Reply ]

If a tenant breaks the lease, then they forfeit any security deposit. Most leasing fees are customarily the first month's rent, anyway. On the settlement statement put re-lease fee and add anything else over that which may be sought through collections.