Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Broken Lease question
We signed a lease in August which states that our security deposit can be taken if we break the lease. We have since moved out (broken the lease), and the landlord now claims that he can continue to charge us rent until the end of the lease term. This is NOT stated in the lease, but he claims it is implicit in signing a lease. We want to know if this is true.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Broken Lease question
The landlord is correct the lease is your promise to rent the property for the specified time for the specified rent. You are liable for the rent for the entire term of the lease.
The landlord must attempt to reduce damages by renting the apartment as soon as possible. You would be liable for the unpaid rent plus the costs incurred in re-renting the apartment.
There may be some defenses that you have to breaking the lease. You should contact an attorney and discuss the circumstances of the the breaking the lease.
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