Lease

A lease is a legal document that stipulates the terms of a rental agreement, to protect both the renter and the landlord. Learn more in the articles, columns, blog posts, videos and radio shows about what should be included in a lease and the different options out there.

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Using Security Deposit To Cover Renter's Damages, Unpaid Rent

Added February 23, 2009 by Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin

When you enter into a lease, you are entering into a contract for the specified term in the document. If the tenant fails to pay rent for the time indicated in the lease, he or she will is still responsible for the rent for the months that the apartment was vacant during that time period. In most cases, a landlord can apply the security deposit towards the lost rent caused by a tenant's early termination of the lease.

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How Long Does It Take To Recover From Identity Theft?

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