How can I get off a lease that I signed with my niece to help her get an apartment because she didn’t meet the requirements?

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How can I get off a lease that I signed with my niece to help her get an apartment because she didn’t meet the requirements?

I do not live there. Since she moved in she has made some bad judgement calls that if she was evicted would also go against me. Is there anything I can do to get myself off the lease?

Asked on January 7, 2013 under Real Estate Law, Florida

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

No, unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to get off the lease. A lease is a contract; a contract cannot be altered by one party--including to remove that party--without the consent of agreement of all other parties. That means to get off the lease, you'd have to get your neice and the landlord to both voluntarily agree  to let you off. And the landlord will almost certainly not agree to this, since it reduces the number of people the landlord can hold accountable for the rent without giving the landlord any benefit.


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