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Lease question?

  • 16-10-2012 3:19pm
    #1
    2ndcoming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭


    Howdy,

    I'm currently looking for a place to rent in around Dublin City, but all seem to be 1 year leases and there's about a 90% chance I will be leaving Dublin on posting abroad in August/September next year (2013).

    Basically it would be very likely I would only be able to commit to 10 months of the tenancy. With demand as it is at the moment for anywhere decent, I think my chances of getting somewhere if I disclose this info before signing a lease are very slim.

    Is there any cover under PRTB rules or such whereby if I give the landlord 2 months notice of my intention to leave I can be released from the lease agreement?

    I left a lease before when I purchased an apartment several years ago but the landlord was a neighbour so there was no hassle. I know in most cases the landlord wouldn't bother making a big issue out of it, I'm just wondering is there any legal cover if the landlord turned out to be a stickler.


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  • #2
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    The only "legal" way out of a fixed term lease is to reassign the lease. This means that you find a suitable tenant that the landlord agrees to and they take over the remainder of your lease.

    Other than that the best you can do is see if you can negotiate a 9 month lease or something like that. Offer to pay more than the asking rent price and see what the landlord says. Youd be surprised how many would be open to such a suggestion.


  • #3
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    9-10 months puts you at the start of student letting season. Landlord might be happy to let it to you until then and then put it up again for lease at a time when a lot of people are looking.

    Find somewhere you like, then ask about a shorter lease. Worst that happens is you have to sign for 12 months and leave after 10 months, pay one more month's rent and lose your deposit in lieu of month 12, leaving you effectively only 1 month out of pocket if you do everything completely above board and the landlord isn't being cooperative.


  • #4
    2ndcoming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    Thanks for that folks, I was thinking the same thing myself re the timing of it and the start of the next college year.

    Cheers


  • #5
    gaius c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭gaius c


    Or try a house share. They tend to be more flexible with lengths of stay.


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