Getting out of Rental Lease early

Whisk_y

Where does a tennant stand if they want to break a lease early? Say they were 6 months into a yearly lease...??? If they gave a months notice is the landlord supposed to refund the deposit, and can the landlord chase the tennant for the remainding months rent??

GerardKeating

Whisk_y wrote: »

Where does a tennant stand if they want to break a lease early? Say they were 6 months into a yearly lease...??? If they gave a months notice is the landlord supposed to refund the deposit, and can the landlord chase the tennant for the remainding months rent??

The tenant can be liable for to pay the rent for the rest of the lease and the landlord is entitled to retain the deposit untill the rent is paid in ful..

Victor

Legally, the tenant is likely to have agreed to pay a full year's rent - paying monthly is a matter of convenience.

the tenant can assign the lease to another, but that new tenant may now want to pay the same rate, so the previous tenant may need to pay the balance.

Practically, talking to the landlord and explaining extenuating circumstances might get a solution.

Have a look at www.prtb.ie and www.threshold.ie

Whisk_y

Would it possibly cost the landlord more money than the amount of rent that was due, to persue the tennant for the money owed?? I know this would not be an ideal situation, but if they were extraordinary circumstances...

Victor

The judge would likely make an order for costs against the tenant.