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Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling
I thought that even during a fixed term lease the landlord had the obligation to try to replace you as a tenant with best efforts if you wanted to end your lease?
Screw the subletting, tell him you're breaking your lease and vacating said premises. You'll be on the hook for rent, but he's required to put forward his best efforts in finding a tenant. Given the rental market in Alberta is quite good, unless you entered into a terrible rental rate he should be able to find a replacement.
Can anyone support what I remember? Is it accurate?
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It is true, but depending on the person, they might not care.
My experience with this, is my sister in law moved from her rental (due to an abusive spouse) and when he stopped paying rent, the rental company 'tried to rent it out' but from my understanding they rented all other units on the property before they even showed hers. They finally rented it the last month before the lease was up.
Bottom line, the random fees they charged more than made up for any savings they experienced from the last month.