What to Do When a Tenant Wants to Break the Lease
2026-11-10
Your tenant calls: "I need to move out early." A new job, a marriage, a move across the country: it happens all the time, and you need a process before that call comes. Property manager Brian Mullins of 1907 Property Management walks through what to do: know your lease, know the basic rules, know the exceptions (military service and protective orders), and work out a solution that gets the house re-rented fast.
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In this video
- 0:00 Coming up
- 0:18 "I need to move out early"
- 1:10 Step 1: Know your lease
- 1:34 Step 2: Know the basic rules
- 2:10 Step 3: Know the exceptions
- 2:24 Military service
- 2:58 Protective orders
- 3:28 Step 4: Work out a solution
- 3:39 Option: the tenant finds a replacement
- 4:14 Option: a lease break fee
- 4:49 Start marketing right away
- 5:35 Quick recap
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