Can I break a contract with a property management company if my tenants lease is up before the contract expires?

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Can I break a contract with a property management company if my tenants lease is up before the contract expires?

Wanted to discontinue my use of a property management company to rent my home. Current tenant got military orders and is moving. My contract of 1 year was fulfilled about 5 months ago but is renewed for another year per contract. How do I discontinue use of this company if my tenant’s lease does not correlate with my contract term?

Asked on July 25, 2011 Washington

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

The fact that the contract with the property management company does not correspond to the period or dates of the tenant's lease is irrelevant; one agreement (lease) does not affect another (with property management company) unless and only to the extent that the second agreement states it  is in some way dependent on the first.

Essentially, you can only cancel the contract with the property management company if either they break the agreement in some material (important) way or if there is some term or clause in the agrement allowing you to break it under certain circumstances--and those circumstances happen. Otherwise, you are bound for the duration of the contract term.


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