Q: Can I get out of a sublease if I was approved based on a job offer letter, but the job is now unavailable?
I signed a sublease after graduation because I got a job offer, but later the job became unavailable and I was only approved for the apartment based on the fact that I would be getting the income from this potential job. Should I be able to get out of this sublease situation if I do not have this income that they used to approve me? I haven't moved anything into the property, I haven't stayed at the apartment, or anything of that nature. Shouldn't I be considered no longer qualified if it was based on specific income numbers that I do not have due to that job being gone? I never started the job, just got an offer and they based it off of the offer which wasn't guaranteed until I started.
A: You will need to bring these facts to the Landlord's attention and ask for a release of the lease.
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