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Can I break my lease early?
Short answer
Usually, but you may owe rent or a fee as the lease says. Some states let you leave early for reasons like military duty or domestic violence, and many require landlords to try to re-rent.
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Official sources
- HUD: renting help and tenant rightshud.gov
- FTC consumer advice: rental listing scamsconsumer.ftc.gov
- CFPB: rentingconsumerfinance.gov