Hi All,
I am new to this forum thing, anyway I am an American who was contracted here for 24 months and I am having trouble with my Landlord.
I need some advice.
I signed my lease in December 08 and unfortunately I have been told I am being sent back to the States for work. I have spoken to my landlord and he made an agreement with me, that if I found a replacement tenant, he would give me back my bond less any damage, which is fantastic. In my contract it does not stipulate anything about any penalties if I break my lease early, sofar I am happy.
The problem is that I have found x2 ppl that have excellent jobs to take over the place and can move in and pay the same rent etc, however the landlord is not responding to my or the prospective tenants in time. When I say in time, obviously the people wanting to move in, have to be out of existing places by certain time periods.
I have it in writing from the landlord that if I find a replacement tenant, he will give me my bond back, I have found 2 and yet he is not actively helping the situation at all, not getting back to me or the other ppl for days and days.
I think that he is just doing this as he knows he has my bond and can wait until we leave and then accept any offer that comes in.
Do I have any legal options here? Friends have told me if I have found and have documents proof of all my efforts and the lack of from the landlord to just not pay rent for the 2 months I have left and save the money. But I don’t want it to get nasty..
I know I am the one that is breaking the lease, but we came to an agreement, and he is not holding up, ironic coming from me but I need help.
Also, this is a personal lease, not a company lease & the apartment is in Wan Chai.
Any help would be fantastic!
Thanks,
Mark.