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Breaking a lease is not one cost, it is a small stack: the rent you owe during your notice period, the reletting fee most leases allow (often one to two weeks of rent), advertising to find the next tenant, and — the one that surprises people — rent for any period the place sits empty. Landlords must try to re-let rather than let the meter run, but 'try' varies by jurisdiction and landlord. This calculator prices the realistic cost and shows the worst case, so you can decide with a number in front of you instead of a dread-shaped one, and negotiate a replacement tenant with full information.
Estimate what it costs to break a lease early — notice-period rent, reletting fees and advertising — and see the worst-case liability if the landlord cannot quickly find a new tenant.
Usually you owe rent until a new tenant moves in or the lease would have ended — but the landlord must actively try to re-let. Most jurisdictions also cap what landlords can charge for re-letting costs, so check your local rules.
Find a suitable replacement tenant yourself — landlords almost always prefer a smooth handover, and it typically removes the vacancy cost, the biggest line in the estimate. Give written notice and keep evidence of everything.
It is the landlord's cost of advertising and vetting a new tenant, often set in the lease as one to two weeks of rent. Whether it is chargeable, and how much, depends on your lease and local rules — the calculator uses what you enter from your own lease.
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