[WSBARP] Lease termination prior to end of term - fees for termination

[Kelly Pankiewicz]

Thanks for the input, listmates!

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 12:09 Roger Moss <ram at pacific-ci.com> wrote:

> Yes they can charge fee and by explicit agreement use deposit funds, and
> they must still follow deposit return rules.
>
> Even in a market where it’s easy to find tenants, A termination fee equal
> to one or two months rent is perfectly reasonable. There are risks and
> costs associated with letting a tenant out of the lease early.
>
> Roger A. Moss, Mediation Counsel
> Pacific Conflict Intervention
> 206.790.1971 Seattle
> 415.371.9724 San Francisco
> www.Pacific-CI.com
>
> In motion - dictated to Siri
>
> > On Sep 20, 2019, at 11:31 AM, Kelly Pankiewicz <kelpank at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hello Listmates,
> > In a residential LL/T situation, if the tenant seeks to terminate the
> lease and the LL agrees and finds a subsequent, suitable tenant at
> comparable rent to replace without any lag in occupation, may the LL charge
> a termination fee to the security deposit? Or if the LL were to charge such
> a fee, must it have been specifically outlined in the original lease
> agreement? Thank you.
> > -Kelly Pankiewicz
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