Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
If a tenant terminates a 1 year lease agreement due to relocation, is the tenant obligated to find a new tenant and continue to pay rent until then? And should this be stipulated in the lease agreement or is it a common rule and practice?
Asked on 1/30/12, 6:41 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
The landlord is obligated to take all commercially reasonable steps to find a new tenant. The terminating tenant is liable for rent until a new tenant is found as long as the landlord does, in fact, take all commercially reasonable steps to find a new tenant, as well as being liable for the direct costs of finding a new tenant, such as advertising fees. This is a matter of law, regardless of anything being in the lease.
Answered on 1/30/12, 10:56 pm
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