Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site prism.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cca!prism!jib From: jib@prism.UUCP Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: Re: Breaking Lease on Apt. Message-ID: <6100004@prism.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 21:17:00 EDT Article-I.D.: prism.6100004 Posted: Tue Aug 13 21:17:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 21:32:46 EDT References: <1657@orca.UUCP> Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #R:orca:-165700:prism:6100004:000:760 Nf-From: prism!jib Aug 13 21:17:00 1985 You are AT MOST liable for the rent until the end of the lease period. It is NOT a courtesy for your landlord to forgive the amount that he obtains from a later tennant. The landlord MUST give you credit for this amount and furthermore has a duty to mitigate the damages by attempting (by reasonable means) to release the apartment. (He may, however, charge you for running ads, or an real estate agent's fee). Essentially the landlord is entitled to the amount of money you agreed to pay him -- he is not entitled to profit from your breaking the lease, but nor should he lose money because of it. Jim Block {cca, ihnp4!inmet, mit-eddie, wjh12, datacube} !mirror!prism!jib Mirror Systems, Inc. 2067 Massachusetts Ave. (617) 661-0777 Cambridge, MA 02140