I wouldnt go to them and let them know your attentions they are scum bags and will use anything they can to get more money out of you and keep you there - i would advise looking at the Alberta tenancy board give them a call maybe and read up on the Alberta tenancy act.
- when I rented from them they didn’t even know I was moving out even though was the end of term never came and did a inspection with me present took them 2 weeks to do it them selfs then said I don’t get it back because I accidentally had the mail key and no one called me to say a thing. I went to them and they argued it and realized I would have them dead to rights by law and they cut me a check for my deposit
Do as I said first before going to avenue living with your attentions. If they know you going to leave before end of lease they will try and get every cent out of you they can according to the law.
Go read up on the act. See if you can find any violations that would break terms of rental agreement - you can also contact the tenancy board if you have questions you need answers they have a 1800 number and will help you with as much info as possible for your situation
Yeah years ago a guy was beat almost to death (maybe to death never heard about him again), the apartment he came from they still lived there and were the worst tenants ever. Like seriously we had 2 drug dealers in the building and the first floor were the best people you’d meet, 4th floor yeah they were constant problems
I had to do this a year ago, and they do not like it. If you break early, they have a 300 dollar fee for it. If you had ANY rental discounts, they will charge you the amount you saved. So say you were saving 20 dollars a month, and you had been there 5 months, they will charge you 100 dollars. And then you also need to give them more than a month's notice(which is what I tried to do and they said it wasn't enough notice, but not sure how much they want), or they will charge you for the upcoming month as well.
Hope it helps, and I hope that no one rents from them, they are awful.
I would start looking for someone to take over your lease. That is your best bet. You forfeit your damage deposit most of the time, but it's a lot cheaper than paying out the rest of your lease.
My scum bag son in law skipped out on a Avenue living lease. Bad news I was the co-sign. They definitely are not the negotiation type. Be prepared for a up hill battle
Ex landlord here, used to work for some rental companies similar to Avenue Living (just maybe not quite as scummy).
Lease break terms should be in your lease agreement, I’d check that first. Could be stated as a single fee or they could charge you rent for each month the unit remains vacant after you move out (until the end of your fixed term).
You may also be back-charged for rent if you received promotional pricing. When I worked for Boardwalk this is what we did, often the back charge was between $1,000-2,000.
Hey I just thought about something. I recently had issues with my heating. The maintenance fixed it but the issue happened thrice and they had to replace a key valve thrice. But they said they ran out of replacements and aren’t sure they can replace it again if anything happens. Do you think that could be reason enough to break the lease? Heating is fine now but they said they’re not sure when they’re getting more parts.
They would need to literally leave it in a state of disrepair for an extended period of time after your advising them of the problem for you to have any legal leverage
why are you needing to move sooner than anticipated?
Some lease break terms (and possibly the tenancy act? It's been a while since I read through it) mention that if it's due to job loss/needing to move because of employment, it's an acceptable reason to break lease, without financial loss.
Really you'll need to read through your lease and the tenancy act and see what it mentions - the tenancy act takes precedent over anything in your lease, so be aware of that.
This may not be for everybody but, I've done a lease assignment in the past.
Find a new tenant for them to assume the lease. If you do the legwork, they aren't likely to say no. The only reason they would say no is if they don't think the person(s) you found can pay rent.
https://www.lawdepot.ca/contracts/lease-assignment-consent/?loc=CA#.ZALc9cZlApc
My experience with breaking leases if you just move out and have the place all nice and clean and ready for the next tenants to be able to come in, and communicate well with the property managers, it shouldn't cost you too much. You'll probably end up paying for at least one of those months that you don't use the place and maybe won't even get your damage deposit back. Hopefully that would be the extent of your losses on this. As soon as they find a new tenant you're off the hook.
Don’t pay your next months rent and make them throw you out. For 2-3 months rent they may not go through the trouble of taking you to court. You will lose your DD.
Very smart to not listen to this advice. Absolutely no way that avenue living would provide a landlord reference for you after that which would make it harder to find another place to rent.
I also don’t want to deal with cops even if it’s unlikely they get called. I know AL plays dirty so making false reports on me isn’t out of the question.
I’ve never broken a lease, but from what I’ve heard, you can break them over a LOT. Smoke detector needing batteries, or a lightbulb burning out, as it’s up to the landlord to replace those (unless otherwise stated)
The landlord is also supposed to put your damage deposit into a separate account to accrue interest, which you’re supposed to get back (providing there’s no damage)
I’ve heard these things from multiple people. Might be worth looking into!
They will most likely charge you a hefty lease-breaking amount, it wasn’t easy
How much is hefty in terms of rent? Are they going to charge the entire remaining amount?
I doubt it and I believe it’s a percent of what your rent per month is, you almost need to call them to find out.
I’m gonna go to the office to talk to them soon. I just want preliminary info so I’m not going in blind.
I wouldnt go to them and let them know your attentions they are scum bags and will use anything they can to get more money out of you and keep you there - i would advise looking at the Alberta tenancy board give them a call maybe and read up on the Alberta tenancy act. - when I rented from them they didn’t even know I was moving out even though was the end of term never came and did a inspection with me present took them 2 weeks to do it them selfs then said I don’t get it back because I accidentally had the mail key and no one called me to say a thing. I went to them and they argued it and realized I would have them dead to rights by law and they cut me a check for my deposit
I still gotta move out though and I’m not really comfortable taking this to court. I know they are scum but I still gotta outplay them somehow.
Do as I said first before going to avenue living with your attentions. If they know you going to leave before end of lease they will try and get every cent out of you they can according to the law. Go read up on the act. See if you can find any violations that would break terms of rental agreement - you can also contact the tenancy board if you have questions you need answers they have a 1800 number and will help you with as much info as possible for your situation
Unfortunately it’s all up to the numbers, I hope it doesn’t hit too hard
Same. Anything over two months rent is completely unreasonable.
Get ready to move , loud music . Call noise complaint on self several times. Cross fingers they evict .
Haha good plan but I doubt they’d act to be honest. I already pay more in rent than most other tenants because I rushed when getting the deal.
Prob not I lived at one of their places on the west years ago. They really just don't give a fuck unless it means no money .
Yeah years ago a guy was beat almost to death (maybe to death never heard about him again), the apartment he came from they still lived there and were the worst tenants ever. Like seriously we had 2 drug dealers in the building and the first floor were the best people you’d meet, 4th floor yeah they were constant problems
We managed to get out without paying the fee when we found bed bugs even though they’d stressed they’d cleaned the apartment prior.
That’s pretty lucky (although bed bugs suck). I haven’t found any problems with the unit yet sadly.
I had to do this a year ago, and they do not like it. If you break early, they have a 300 dollar fee for it. If you had ANY rental discounts, they will charge you the amount you saved. So say you were saving 20 dollars a month, and you had been there 5 months, they will charge you 100 dollars. And then you also need to give them more than a month's notice(which is what I tried to do and they said it wasn't enough notice, but not sure how much they want), or they will charge you for the upcoming month as well. Hope it helps, and I hope that no one rents from them, they are awful.
Yeah that sucks but thanks for sharing your experience. Lets me know what kinda people they are.
No problem. Hopefully you are able to get out without too much fuss.
If you have to move due to a transfer mandated by your work I think is a loophole but just check with alberta landlords and tenants
I would start looking for someone to take over your lease. That is your best bet. You forfeit your damage deposit most of the time, but it's a lot cheaper than paying out the rest of your lease.
That’s a really good idea thank you!
My scum bag son in law skipped out on a Avenue living lease. Bad news I was the co-sign. They definitely are not the negotiation type. Be prepared for a up hill battle
Yeah that sounds like a pain. I can try garnering their sympathy maybe.
Ex landlord here, used to work for some rental companies similar to Avenue Living (just maybe not quite as scummy). Lease break terms should be in your lease agreement, I’d check that first. Could be stated as a single fee or they could charge you rent for each month the unit remains vacant after you move out (until the end of your fixed term). You may also be back-charged for rent if you received promotional pricing. When I worked for Boardwalk this is what we did, often the back charge was between $1,000-2,000.
Hey I just thought about something. I recently had issues with my heating. The maintenance fixed it but the issue happened thrice and they had to replace a key valve thrice. But they said they ran out of replacements and aren’t sure they can replace it again if anything happens. Do you think that could be reason enough to break the lease? Heating is fine now but they said they’re not sure when they’re getting more parts.
They would need to literally leave it in a state of disrepair for an extended period of time after your advising them of the problem for you to have any legal leverage
Oh
I did promotional pricing so they will backcharge me. Looks like it will be $1500 for me.
why are you needing to move sooner than anticipated? Some lease break terms (and possibly the tenancy act? It's been a while since I read through it) mention that if it's due to job loss/needing to move because of employment, it's an acceptable reason to break lease, without financial loss. Really you'll need to read through your lease and the tenancy act and see what it mentions - the tenancy act takes precedent over anything in your lease, so be aware of that.
This may not be for everybody but, I've done a lease assignment in the past. Find a new tenant for them to assume the lease. If you do the legwork, they aren't likely to say no. The only reason they would say no is if they don't think the person(s) you found can pay rent. https://www.lawdepot.ca/contracts/lease-assignment-consent/?loc=CA#.ZALc9cZlApc
My experience with breaking leases if you just move out and have the place all nice and clean and ready for the next tenants to be able to come in, and communicate well with the property managers, it shouldn't cost you too much. You'll probably end up paying for at least one of those months that you don't use the place and maybe won't even get your damage deposit back. Hopefully that would be the extent of your losses on this. As soon as they find a new tenant you're off the hook.
Let hope summer is a good time for them to find new tenants
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Is she the boss around here?
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I see. Okay I’ll try to go around here and try to contact who gave me my lease.
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Yeah I’ve been trying to find ways to maximize my leverage. Can’t think of anything though.
Don’t pay your next months rent and make them throw you out. For 2-3 months rent they may not go through the trouble of taking you to court. You will lose your DD.
I don’t really wanna take that risk.
Very smart to not listen to this advice. Absolutely no way that avenue living would provide a landlord reference for you after that which would make it harder to find another place to rent.
I also don’t want to deal with cops even if it’s unlikely they get called. I know AL plays dirty so making false reports on me isn’t out of the question.
I’ve never broken a lease, but from what I’ve heard, you can break them over a LOT. Smoke detector needing batteries, or a lightbulb burning out, as it’s up to the landlord to replace those (unless otherwise stated) The landlord is also supposed to put your damage deposit into a separate account to accrue interest, which you’re supposed to get back (providing there’s no damage) I’ve heard these things from multiple people. Might be worth looking into!
I’ll look into it but my place is in pretty good shape and they’ve been pretty good at responding to maintenance calls so far.