Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan

Re: apartment leases

You are in for the whole year, but I would start with negotiations with the complex. If they can rerent it quickly, the damages would be minimized. Contact me at www.kliszlaw.com to discuss. Tim Klisz

Re: apartment leases

You need to start by reviewing the terms of your lease re: cancellation and then either retain an attorney, or discuss with the apartment manager/leasing department. Almost all leases state that you are responsible for rent during the entire term of the lease, should you leave early. However, the apartment has an obligatio/duty to "mitigate their damages" by attempting to rent out the apartment as quickly as possible. Depending on how strict or nice the manager is, they might let you out of the lease with just a cancellation fee.

Whatever you negotiate or resolve, make sure you get it in writing so that you don't pay a cancellation fee, and then they sue you later for the balance of the lease after a few months go by and they can't rent it out.

If you need a lawyer, please contact me.

Thanks.