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nevermind!

• Schiendelman 6y ago
  As a landlord, this is not true in several ways. First, in every municipality I've leased in, a landlord is only entitled to the rent from a broken lease up to the point where they find a new tenant. Second, landlords can't typically collect rent after a date of eviction (same reasoning - you can't charge for a service you haven't rendered). Third, rents are dropping across the US. It's not a given that they'll find another tenant immediately. Fourth, the cost to recover rent is high, and usually not worth it.
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  • dencodev 6y ago
    You're right - I forgot that finding a new tenant stops the obligation for the previous tenant.
  • harambae 6y ago
    >rents are dropping across the US do you have a citation for this? my experience in Boston in that landlords have stopped jacking up rents. that's about it. I haven't seen any come down yet.