How I carefully but successfully managed to break my leasing contract

However this was about to completely change as I was offered my perfect job, on the other side of town it was unavoidable that I had to move and more importantly break my lease.


There are many hazards when breaking a lease, some that can be difficult to avoid, however with the assistance of leaserelief.com, I managed to break my lease easily.


When I first settled in New York City, I leased an apartment in Lower Manhattan which was virtually next door to my office. I was lucky that I didn't have far to travel into work, and my apartment was in a friendly and safe neighbourhood. After working at my job for 12 months I started to browse for new jobs, however I was unsuccessful so agreed to extend my lease for another 6 months.


Just before Thanksgiving last year however I was called up by a agency I had applied to and they wanted me to visit to discuss an opportunity, after two interviews, I got the job and was really happy. However there were some disadvantages, my new offices were Upper East Side the other side of the New York City and ideally I wanted to move.


After searching for apartments in that part of the city, I had my mind set on moving to the Upper East Side. The location was ideal, my friends lived there and it was a good neighbourhood with plenty to see and do. I found my dream apartment that overlooked Central Park, however I realised that I couldn't move into it or even put a deposit down on a new apartment without breaking my current lease, but how to do this I didn't know where to start.


I scoured the internet tirelessly for solutions, instead I found horror stories and accounts of bad experiences by others that had broken their leasing contract. I started to look up the rights I had, it is vital to know the rights of tenants when breaking a lease, as you know what you are or not eligible for. I arranged a meeting with my landlord to speak about matters further.


Because I was a good tenant with up to date payments, pleasant to deal with and apartment kept clean, my landlord agreed to release my from my lease almost six months early. It paid off to investigate my rights as it made me aware of what I was entitled to and how I could make the process easier. I helped my landlord find a new tenant and paid my rent fully until then and within two months I was settled into my new apartment.


Lease relief can be difficult and on some instances a landlord can even decide not to let you break the contract. My best advice is to be a good tenant and to investigate and be aware of your rights.

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