Breaking a lease at an apt?

[rudeguy]

Didn't you read? He said she's working for UPS.

perfect

That means she only works 20 hours a week. That leaves her 640 hours a month to work a real job.

 

[sixone]

oh good! One more person I get to pay rent for.

Tell her to get a damn job.

I want her at home, teaching her kids how to be human beings instead of little monsters.

 

[Gs dewd]

They can take her to civil court and get the remainder of the lease month's of rent. It is a binding contract which means she has agreed to pay x amount for x amount of months/years. If she has 6 months left they can actually get the six months of rent from her if they wanted to and put another ding in her credit. She should have waited until the lease was about up then looked for another apt.

 

[Farang]

They can take her to civil court and get the remainder of the lease month's of rent. It is a binding contract which means she has agreed to pay x amount for x amount of months/years. If she has 6 months left they can actually get the six months of rent from her if they wanted to and put another ding in her credit. She should have waited until the lease was about up then looked for another apt.

It depends on where you live, I'd guess this is not true for most areas. Lookup "Landlord Tenant Law" for your area. I think in most cases, and in my state, you are only liable to pay until they find a new renter. And they have to make a good faith effort to find one.

<---has broken many leases, never had to pay a dime beyond forfeiting deposit. Landlords weren't even pissed, sometimes you have to move or something that's life

 

[Raizinman]

Many many years ago I would rent to any nice person who appeared able to pay the rent, including section 8. I learned my lesson. I will NEVER rent section 8. You only get the deadbeats who will eventually trash the house or worse. I now always run credit checks and require a co-signer. If I had a concrete apartment building with steel doors, I might consider section 8, but heck, isn't that about the same as prison?

 

[xgsound]

The laws vary greatly with your locality. In some places she could not pay and hold the apt. hostage for up to a year without much expense or financial risk. In other places she could be thrown out in 2 weeks.

As a practical matter, it would be beneficial to the landlord to refit and advertise the apt. now before cold weather sets in. The landlord can not begin that process until he "takes possession". If you agree to let him take possession now without quarrel, he may want to return some or all of the deposit if the property only has "wear and tear".

You never know how these things will go, but there is no reason it can't be fair to everyone concerned unless one party wants too much. If they take her to court and win it sounds like she has little to take. That would be wasted effort.

Jim

 

[Svnla]

Read her lease contract.

At my place, if anyone breaks the lease, that person will HAVE to pay at least 1 month lease on top of the current month...ie... if I leave my place now, I will have to pay September rent on top of the current month of August.

The only exception is if you are in the military and you get transfer/deploy.

 

[MonKENy]

Section 8? Yikes...

oh good! One more person I get to pay rent for.

Tell her to get a damn job.

perfect

That means she only works 20 hours a week. That leaves her 640 hours a month to work a real job.

Jesus I love how no one knows this girl from eve, but you guys have this shit to say about her. You don't know her or her situation you OBVIOUSLY have no idea how section 8 works but you're so quick to shit talk.

Know what you're talking about before you just vomit verbal bile.

I worked construction for quite awhile sometimes for section 8 homes. They are VERY serious about making sure the homes meet a strict requirement. I had one home denied because the screen frame was a little twisted and it had a 1/4 gap in one corner. Section 8 is not free or welfare housing its a reduced rate housing and it can be in any type of area as long as the owners want to allow the house to be eligible and are willing to follow the guidelines.

 

[zod96]

Wow I didn't think people would respond in such a cruel way. Let me guess
Most of you are republican? And before you say it I am not a democrat
I'm independant. I am sick of both parties...

 

[Anonemous]

All I know is if you are going to rent to Section 8 as a landlord be prepared for inspections up the wazoo.

 

[zod96]

The apts were built in 2010. Just came from it. On a
Scale of 1-10 i would give it a 9. Very very up scale. Normal
Rent for her apt is $ 2800 a month

 

[Balt]

I worked construction for quite awhile sometimes for section 8 homes. They are VERY serious about making sure the homes meet a strict requirement. I had one home denied because the screen frame was a little twisted and it had a 1/4 gap in one corner. Section 8 is not free or welfare housing its a reduced rate housing and it can be in any type of area as long as the owners want to allow the house to be eligible and are willing to follow the guidelines.

I don't doubt it. The restrictions on Section 8 landlords are probably pretty strict since they have all kinds of government oversight. The restrictions on Section 8 renters, however, are probably not as stringent. That's why Section 8 housing is avoided by many people who don't need Section 8 assistance.

If you're a guy who has to wake up at 6am every morning to work his 8-5 job, do you want to share a wall with someone who's blasting music all night?

Mixed-income housing, at least in my current city, is a disaster. It only takes a few deadbeats to drive all of the respectable people away.

Edit: And from what I've heard, Section 8 tenants are actually vetted a bit. The problem, however, is that once they get the place they invite questionable relatives or friends or significant others (who aren't vetted) to share the place with them. Said acquaintances bring a considerable amount of baggage with them.

 

[KLin]

Hahaha. Was not expecting that reply.

Also, what about her subletting the place if breaking the lease isn't a feasible option?

n00b

 

[zod96]

Wow their are some really cruel and ignorant people on these boards today..and for the record I'm a police officer for a certain city. And I can
Tell you that low lifes come in all sizes poor rich etc...

 

[MonKENy]

And from what I've heard, Section 8 tenants are actually vetted a bit. The problem, however, is that once they get the place they invite questionable relatives or friends or significant others (who aren't vetted) to share the place with them. Said acquaintances bring a considerable amount of baggage with them.

again no idea how this works.

The tenants themselves are held to strict policies and they are regularly maintained. The first 12-18 months there is usually regular follow ups to make sure the tenants are maintaining the integrity of the house, as time goes by w/no issues they drop off. but they can be removed from the housing if they are not following the rules of section 8 themselves.

If they are found to be allowing anyone not established on the lease/contracts they will lose the house and the ability to re apply in the future. Doing illicit or illegal activities...lose the house and ability to re apply, not maintaining the general upkeep of the house..lose it and the ability to re apply.

Do they catch everyone? of course not. Are the odds going down the more ghetto the area? of course they are. But mid to higher range areas a lot of times have higher success rates because the neighbors are harder pressed to report things.

 

[Balt]

again no idea how this works.

The tenants themselves are held to strict policies and they are regularly maintained. The first 12-18 months there is usually regular follow ups to make sure the tenants are maintaining the integrity of the house, as time goes by w/no issues they drop off. but they can be removed from the housing if they are not following the rules of section 8 themselves.

If they are found to be allowing anyone not established on the lease/contracts they will lose the house and the ability to re apply in the future. Doing illicit or illegal activities...lose the house and ability to re apply, not maintaining the general upkeep of the house..lose it and the ability to re apply.

Do they catch everyone? of course not. Are the odds going down the more ghetto the area? of course they are. But mid to higher range areas a lot of times have higher success rates because the neighbors are harder pressed to report things.

I don't doubt what you say, but I do doubt that the monitoring is as effective as you think it is (at least in my city). The mixed-income housing neighborhoods are a disaster where people are shot in the middle of the afternoon in drive-bys. The saddest part is that the targets themselves (who may be involved in shady practices) aren't always the victims. Sometimes it's just the bystanders who happen to be in the same area at the time. This includes children.

 

[MonKENy]

I think alot of you are mixing up welfare housing and section 8 because they are both socially funded. You have to have a decent record to get approved for section 8, you have to have a job and maintain it for 12 months, they are limited in the amount of section 8 homes available so usually they dont waste them on "deadbeats" welfare housing is different, the government pays the full rent (or 90% or something) and its usually shit holes that no one really cares about.

Im not saying every section 8 house is a mansion but 80% probably are fairly decent as are the people in them. But then how many of you live in nice areas with people who arnt on section 8 that are dirtbags. I know I have a few in my neighbor hoods and we live in upper middle class.

I have friends and family that do or have done section 8 that my experience and also the work ive done or helped other people do on the houses themselves.

 

[MonKENy]

I don't doubt what you say, but I do doubt that the monitoring is as effective as you think it is (at least in my city). The mixed-income housing neighborhoods are a disaster where people are shot in the middle of the afternoon in drive-bys. The saddest part is that the targets themselves (who may be involved in shady practices) aren't always the victims. Sometimes it's just the bystanders who happen to be in the same area at the time. This includes children.

Where do you live? Is it a ghetto city? It must either be New Orleans, Detroit, or Washington from your location on your name. Yes the more run down the the city worse it is. But if its a location that has drive bys we are not talking about the same thing. Are you even sure its section 8 and not government housing?

There is a difference

 

[Balt]

Where do you live? Is it a ghetto city? It must either be New Orleans, Detroit, or Washington from your location on your name. Yes the more run down the the city worse it is. But if its a location that has drive bys we are not talking about the same thing. Are you even sure its section 8 and not government housing?

There is a difference

Yeah, New Orleans. And to be honest, I can't say I'm positive as to which neighborhoods are entirely government housing and which are mixed or Section 8 housing. I can say that there plenty of problems in both, though one may be far worse than the other. The mixed-income housing areas are not in slums, by any means, but there is still a lot of crime that takes place in them.

Again, I'm not saying that everyone that lives there is a criminal, but it only takes a few bad people to make the neighborhood uninhabitable for people who just want to live ordinary lives.

 

[MonKENy]

yeah 1 bad neighbor can ruin it. But that stands for every tax bracket.

 

[tboo]

Dont want to mess with your credit rating.