Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Minnesota

Breaking a Lease agreement

We are 3 months into our lease of 12 months and there is a house we'd like to purchase. What is basically holding us back is our apartment and its lease. We have a copy of the lease and in it there is no ''Break Lease Clause'' laid out with penalties and such for breaking the lease. We contacted the landlord and he informed us that there is no ''Break Lease Clause'' anywhere in the lease or written up by the Management corporation.

If we break this lease do they have grounds to make us continue to pay our lease? Also, if we don't pay what will happen.


Asked on 5/10/06, 6:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Kelly-952-544-6356 Kelly Law Office

Re: Breaking a Lease agreement

If you break such a lease as you describe, ordinarily you are liable for the rent until the landlord finds a new renter for that unit. If the complex has lots of vacant apartments, you could have a problem, since the landlord has no obligation to rent your place out first.

It might be a good idea to look for a subtenant. A sublease would ordinarily require approval by the landlord, but if you could get that the problem would be solved.

This response is for general purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

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Answered on 5/11/06, 10:54 am


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