breaking an apartment lease?

I just broke my apartment lease. I don't have the money to pay the rest of the rent which they are expecting. I am sure someone here has been in this situation before. I owe about 1800. I did not give them a new address. The only thing they have is my cell phone number.

Other than messing up my credit, what can they really do? (I live in Pennsylvania)

Sue you I suppose. Go talk to them and see about working out a payment plan or something. They are there to make money, not screw up your credit. They would much rather get paid over a period of time than not get paid at all. Having screwed up credit is worse than you think it is, trust me ive been there before.

Talk to them. If they have any scence at all they will sue you. Thats what I do when it happens to me.

Dude, I can tell you EXACTLY what will happen... they will send you warnings, and when you don't respond, they will put a warrant out for your arrest. Then you get a "nice" visit from your local Deputy Constable who will find you (Yes, they will) and you will be taken to the local Judge to pay court costs + whatever you owed + any other fees they feel like charging you with.

Dude, go to the landlord and make arrangements and save yourself some face.

Dude, I can tell you EXACTLY what will happen... they will send you warnings, and when you don't respond, they will put a warrant out for your arrest. Then you get a "nice" visit from your local Deputy Constable who will find you (Yes, they will) and you will be taken to the local Judge to pay court costs + whatever you owed + any other fees they feel like charging you with.

Dude, go to the landlord and make arrangements and save yourself some face.


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If you don't, it will be hanging over your head.

this won't end with anything good happening debt is not a good thing depending on your rentors it could be really nasty or fairly smooth.

i settled up today, I had the money. I was just seeing how hard they would push to get it. I was kind of hoping they would forget about it.

my neighbor trashed his place and was evicted several months ago. I know they didn't get dick from him.

nah they dont care thats why before you moved in you signed a legal contract and all

they just wanted your SSN and all that incase they want to mail you a letter....

no they will go after you rightfully so and good to hear you could settle everything.

yeah, "rightfully so" but i saw what my old neighbor did to them a couple months ago, and I was hoping I could pull the same thing, minus trashing the place, I left it in move in condition.

still just cause he was a jerk and did somthing wrong doesn't mean you should also.

You manned up and did right thing granted i'm sure your check book isn't thrilled not setting them back and keeping your credit in shape are good but best of all you can keep your pride by doing right.

If everyone did it like you did things would be alot easier

i settled up today, I had the money. I was just seeing how hard they would push to get it. I was kind of hoping they would forget about it.

my neighbor trashed his place and was evicted several months ago. I know they didn't get dick from him.
So you wanna be a crybaby and not pay cause your neighbor didn't have to?! GROW THE FUCK UP!!!!!

So you wanna be a crybaby and not pay cause your neighbor didn't have to?! GROW THE FUCK UP!!!!!

He wasnt crying about how he didnt want to pay because his neighbor didnt, he just stated that he wished they had forgotten about it, if you were in his situation I am sure you would have hoped the same thing. CHILL THE FUCK OUT!!!!!!

lol jet lee must be a bitter landlord

hey, it was worth a shot, if they had just let it go, i'd be almost 2k closer to being a millionaire

certainly sounds like he's complaining cause he had to pay and his neighbors didn't. If that's not being a crybaby, I don't know what is.

I'm not a landlord, and don't care to be 'cause I don't wanna put up with crybabies who have the money but don't wanna give it up cause someone else didn't have to and the damned crybaby doesn't know the entire story behind why their neighbor didn't have to pay.

the lease agreement says that you have to usually give at least 30 days (most likely 60)...sure they can get someone in to replace you but it might take a month and thats several hundred dollars out of their pocket....

i could be a superintendant but i dont think i could ever be a landlord...man.....all my neighbours in the past couple of places, you always get some drunks, stoners, wife beaters, etc etc...or just plain weirdos...how they ever get in i dont know its not worth the money to let them in

Guaranteed your former neighbor is not getting away with not paying. Plus he definatly didn't get his security deposit back which at least in my case is no small chunk of change($3000 for my beat ass studio apartment in PA). Just because he trashed the place and left doesn't mean he got away. If they have all his information he will be found simple as that. Get dragged to small claims court and will have to pay up (don't you ever watch judge judy??) My brother is a landlord of a couple apartment complex's in northern Florida and he has to go to small claims court on almost a monthly basis. I will never understand why so many people think that when they break their lease (i.e. move out early) they can just stop paying their rent and nothing will happen. I will never rent out places after the shit my bro has told me. When he was still in NY and renting a few places he had this one tenant who was being evicted(in NY it takes a wicked long time to actually evict someone) and during that time they used the entire house as a toilet, had their dogs shit/piss all over the house, (now this is the really nasty part) they hid peices of beef, chicken, and fish all throughout the house (like fucking pounds of meat) and in the air ducts and turned the heat up to 90degrees!!! The house stunk so bad that it had to be completely gutted and even then he couldn't get the smell out. He ended up selling the house to somebody for like 1/4 of the appraised value. Shortly there after he sold all his properties in NY and moved to FL. Only problem he has down there is people not paying rent and trashing places. Word to the wise never get involved with rentals its so much more hassale than it is worth. Peace-

Holy crap. If i was your brother, i would have sued the people in the NY place for all they're worth.

the former neighbor took off to south carolina (where he was originally from). How does that work. I doubt law enforcement is going to spend their resources hunting him down 3 states away and dragging him back here.

the former neighbor took off to south carolina (where he was originally from). How does that work. I doubt law enforcement is going to spend their resources hunting him down 3 states away and dragging him back here.

Yea it'll be all nice and good for awhile, then if the former landlord sues him there will be a court summons issued. If the person fails to show for court then a bench warrant will be issued. So I.E. if all this happens and he ever goes back to PA the cops will either hunt him down to arrest him or it will be something like getting pulled over and then arrested. You'd be really surprised what the cops spend their precious time and resources on. This is something that sounds right up their alley. Peace-

Renting sucks. Can't wait till I can buy my own place.

Renting sucks. Can't wait till I can buy my own place.
Werd up. The worst is when you're renting with a girlfriend, then you break up. And the owner requies a 60 day notice.

Man, my wallet hurts.

that's why smart landlords require all tenants to sign the tenancy agreement; that way, all parties are liable.

that's why smart landlords require all tenants to sign the tenancy agreement; that way, all parties are liable.

Legally, yes. Morally, it's all my bag, so i'm coughing up the dough.

Legally, yes. Morally, it's all my bag, so i'm coughing up the dough.

Bro, if her name is on the lease in addition to yours that makes her co-liable for all costs. Just because you don't get along or feel bad or whatever the case may be, don't pay what she owes. Make her pay for her half of the rent. If you don't you might as well go out, buy a strapon, hand it to her, and say here i like it up the ass. Peace-