Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Minnesota

Landlord/Tenant

I just bought a new home 12/30/08, and I'm currnetly renting a home in Brooklyn Park Mn. My lease is not up until 3/31/2009. Is there any legal way I can break my lease? Is there any clause that may make it possible to break a lease due to the purchase of a new home. If not is there any way I can make payment arrangements for the remainder of the lease until its paid off, how does an unlawful detainer affect a persons credit? There is no way I can pay a mortagage and my rent for the next 3 months. I want them to work with me and give me more time, it they are not willing to break my lease. Can you please help? THANK YOU.


Asked on 1/21/09, 8:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sam Calvert Calvert Law Office

Re: Landlord/Tenant

You're probably in tough shape, but I would take your lease to an attorney to have it carefully reviewed. If you can find a replacement tenant, then it is probably "no harm/no foul". If you cannot find a replacement tenant, then you are going to have to seriously evaluate the situation, and probably proffer a payment plan to the landlord. There may or may not be defenses to the obligations under the lease; you will have to weigh the costs of litigation against the balance due on the lease. Be careful to give the required lease termination notices.

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Answered on 1/22/09, 10:11 am


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