However this was going to change when I was offered the perfect job, on the other side of town it was clear that I had to move and more necessarily break my lease.
There are many problems when breaking a lease, however with help, I managed to break my lease easily.
When I first settled in NYC, I leased an apartment in Lower Manhattan which was almost next door to my office. I was grateful that I didn't have far to travel into work, and my apartment was in a good and safe neighbourhood. After working at my job for almost a year I started to look for new jobs, however I was unsuccessful so agreed to continue my lease.
Just before Christmas last year I was called up by a firm I had applied to and they wanted me to visit to talk about an opportunity, after two interviews, I got the job and was delighted. However there were some drawbacks, my new offices were Upper East Side the other side of the New York City and ideally I needed to move.
After searching for apartments in that part of the city, I had my heart set on moving to Upper East Side. The location was perfect,all my friends lived there and it was a good neighbourhood and close to my office block. I found my dream apartment that overlooked Central Park, however I soon realised that I couldn't move into or even put a deposit down on a new apartment without breaking my current leasing contract, but how to do this I didn't know where to begin.
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 important to know the rights of tenants when breaking a lease, as you know what you are or not entitled to. I set up a meeting with my landlord to discuss 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 three months early. It paid off to research my rights as it made me aware of what I was entitled to and how I could make the process easier. I agreed to help my landlord find a new tenant and paid my rent fully until then and within two months I had moved into my new apartment.
Lease relief can be difficult and often a landlord can even refuse to break the contract. My best advice is to be a helpful tenant and to investigate and be aware of your rights.
There are many problems when breaking a lease, however with help, I managed to break my lease easily.
When I first settled in NYC, I leased an apartment in Lower Manhattan which was almost next door to my office. I was grateful that I didn't have far to travel into work, and my apartment was in a good and safe neighbourhood. After working at my job for almost a year I started to look for new jobs, however I was unsuccessful so agreed to continue my lease.
Just before Christmas last year I was called up by a firm I had applied to and they wanted me to visit to talk about an opportunity, after two interviews, I got the job and was delighted. However there were some drawbacks, my new offices were Upper East Side the other side of the New York City and ideally I needed to move.
After searching for apartments in that part of the city, I had my heart set on moving to Upper East Side. The location was perfect,all my friends lived there and it was a good neighbourhood and close to my office block. I found my dream apartment that overlooked Central Park, however I soon realised that I couldn't move into or even put a deposit down on a new apartment without breaking my current leasing contract, but how to do this I didn't know where to begin.
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 important to know the rights of tenants when breaking a lease, as you know what you are or not entitled to. I set up a meeting with my landlord to discuss 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 three months early. It paid off to research my rights as it made me aware of what I was entitled to and how I could make the process easier. I agreed to help my landlord find a new tenant and paid my rent fully until then and within two months I had moved into my new apartment.
Lease relief can be difficult and often a landlord can even refuse to break the contract. My best advice is to be a helpful tenant and to investigate and be aware of your rights.