Hi all!
I'm hoping someone may be able to help by offering advice on how I can best handle an awkward situation.
While I love my current apartment, I just found out that I will be required to travel frequently during the upcoming year and, as a result, my needs for an apartment have changed.
Does anyone have any advice for how to terminate a lease early? Does anyone know the proper protocol?
My lease agreement says to give the landlord 30 days notice, but it is also a lease for a set number of months. I'm not sure if the 30 days notice gives wiggle room as an early termination clause or if it is only related to 30 days before the end of the lease agreement.
Obviously I want to be fair and reasonable with our landlord, but at the same time, I don't want to lose my whole deposit or be paying for two apartments.
If anyone could fill me in on what the norm is and how to politely navigate the situation (even if the answer is that I'm stuck and simply need to suck it up), I'd really appreciate the help.
Thanks in advance for your advice!