Prepare Signature Lease For Free

Breaking a lease early in Texas usually means paying your landlord a reletting fee?but not always. Unfortunately, Texas tenants hoping to break their lease early don't have a lot of legal leverage. Your landlord isn't required to let you terminate your lease, except in a handful of very specific scenarios.

Include relevant details such as the date of writing, the dates of any instances referenced within the letter, and your contact information and unit number. Depending on your reason for writing a letter, you may wish to cite the details of your lease or the tenant laws in your state.

You can end the lease by giving your landlord a month's notice. However, the landlord can also end the lease by giving you a month's notice. If this happens unexpectedly, you may need to find a new home quickly. The lease can end at any time, so long as the party who wants to end the lease gives a month's notice.

Dear (Landlord name), My name is (Your name), and I'm writing to you to express my interest in the home at (address or property name). I would love to live in this place because (reasons you want to rent the property). I currently am a tenant at (current address) but am ready to move because (reason for moving).

What is the grace period for rent in Texas? It's not automatic or the same for all leases, so don't assume state law protects you in all cases. However, many leases have a 5-day grace period where you can still pay your rent without incurring a late fee or other penalties.

Dear (Landlord name), My name is (Your name), and I'm writing to you to express my interest in the home at (address or property name). I would love to live in this place because (reasons you want to rent the property). I currently am a tenant at (current address) but am ready to move because (reason for moving).

Dear (Name of landlord or manager), This letter constitutes my written (number of days' notice that you need to give based on your lease agreement) -day notice that I will be moving out of my apartment on (date), the end of my current lease. I am leaving because (new job, rent increase, etc.

I am writing to express my interest in your property at [Address]. After viewing the listing, I am confident that it would be the perfect fit for me. I am a responsible and reliable individual, currently working as a [Your Job] at [Your Company] with a steady income to support the monthly rent payments.

For rental periods of at least one month, one month after the day notice is given. For rental periods of less than one month, "the day following the expiration of the period beginning on the day on which notice is given and extending for a number of days equal to the number of days in the rent-paying period."

No matter the reason, generally, a tenant who breaks a lease early is responsible for paying the entire rent for the rental unit remaining under the lease and giving the landlord written notice, regardless of whether they continue living in the premises.