Rent/lease breaking help

[Indadhanu]

I think technically if you break a lease they can ask you to pay the rent until they find someone else to occupy the house.

[danniellabella]

I think technically if you break a lease they can ask you to pay the rent until they find someone else to occupy the house.

I know that this is the rule in SA. We just broke our lease 2 months early. Didn't have to give a specific notice period, just had to tell the RE what date we wanted to to the exit inspection and hand back the keys so they knew from what date they could get a new person in. But we have to pay rent until the new person signs a lease (today) and pay advertising and a portion of the re-letting fees. We should get the final calculations of what we owe in advertising & re-letting fees and any outstanding rent and what our bond return will be in the next few days.

You'll need to read the residential tenancies act for the state your parents live.