How hard is it to get out of a lease?

[kirsty_lee]

Just broke our lease and we have to pay rent until they find another tenant or until the lease would of been up, which for us is December. Also on top of that there is a $370 fee for breaking the lease and 100 bucks advertising fee

[skybie]

When u break a lease u generally pay a lease break fee, advertising costs and rent until the house is tenanted again, or your lease runs out.
it costs landlords about $150 to have a contract drawn up each time the house goes under application, hence the lease break fee.
it IS doable, its just a matter of if u want to take the risk of paying double rent for a while.
Good luck hun
xxx

[Indadhanu]

Ugh no not wanting to pay double rent! The other stuff I'd pay but double rent is almost my whole weekly wage so definitely not doable... especially if it could go on for months.

[Kazbah]

I've transferred a lease before - I've found someone, moved them onto the lease and then moved off the lease myself. Transferred the bond too. It's easier to move someone in with you than it is to find a new tenant, IYKWIM? (oh, and that was in Brissie).

Good luck!