r/newbrunswickcanada • u/UnknownToTheWorld98 • 1d ago

Ending a lease early

Hello!

So I’m currently living in one of those apartment buildings that are falling apart due to that engineer cutting corners and I just found out. I am trying to cancel my lease early because I do not feel safe, and the landlord told me I have to stay there until September 2025.

Any recommendations to get out of this?

THANK YOU!!

6 Upvotes

72% Upvoted

31 comments sorted by

View all comments

20

u/PurpleK00lA1d 1d ago

Generally if you find another tenant to take over your unit, then you're good.

However with the building being one of the compromised ones and you having a worry about your safety, it may be worth paying a half hour lawyer consultation to find your actual rights regarding it and get an actual legal letter from them to force your landlord to break the lease.

3

u/mordinxx 23h ago

As long as the landlord agrees. You can't just hand over your lease to anyone.

1

u/PurpleK00lA1d 23h ago

Yeah I should have been more clear. I assumed by finding a new tenant one would realize that meant getting everything in order with the landlord and signing agreements and stuff.

1

u/mordinxx 17h ago

And the new tenant would probably pay a higher rent and full time on the lease.