Q: I recently signed a rental lease in TN but have not moved in yet. Are there any options allowing me to get out of it?
Signed lease 10/20/18. I have signed the lease and paid my deposit but not set to move in until November 3.
A: Based on the facts in your question, unfortunately, NO, there are no easy "escapes." A lease is a contract, and once signed it is supposed to be binding on both parties. Read the lease to see if it allows "early termination ( sometimes you can "buy out" the remainder of the lease term. Lastly, you can always go to the landlord and beg for mercy ( I assume you have a really good reason for needing out- not just that you simple changed your mind). By keeping your deposit, the landlord has already made money on you , so if you can find another tenant for him, he might agree to release you since he can still get the same rent from a new tenant. Be careful to get a full release- NOT a sublease under which you continue to be liable for the rent.
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