Don't get me wrong INXS, when I say "I'm with DeletedUser", it's just that I too think the building's management cannot legally stop you from removing your own stuff from an apartment you legally rent. Nothing more. You seem to think differently and I respect your opinion, we're just giving ours so relax ;-)
I'm just trying to help a friend who's in deep sh...it because she obviously doesn't have the money to pay 8 additional months of rental ...
I don't think she will move away like that, she will OF COURSE try to explain her situation to the landlord, but you have to understand that if the landlord doesn't accept to break the contract, THEN my friend won't have any other choice but running away. And unfortunately for the landlord, the law is on my friend's side, because she will not have committed any crime before she's on the other side of the planet. In the meantime, landlord will have cashed in 2 months guarantee, which is more than enough to find another tenant ... And which is exactly why they charge tenants a guarantee in the first place.
So it's not about "shafting the landlord", it's a "just in case" scenario that she's just asking about before talking with her landlord. It's asking opinion and advice. I think it's exactly the purpose of this forum, or am I missing something here ?