Commercial Lease Property

Make sure this is the best option for you. Figure out if you can break your lease under California law. Re-read your lease agreement. Negotiate with your landlord. Move out and hope your landlord re-rents quickly. Make it official with paperwork.

A landlord can't force you to move out before the lease ends, unless you fail to pay the rent or violate another significant term, such as repeatedly throwing large and noisy parties.For example, your landlord must give you three days' notice to pay the rent or leave (California Civ.

Look for a clause: Re-read your lease and look for either a bailout clause or a co-tenancy clause. Ask: If you are in a good space in a popular area, your landlord will be more inclined to an early termination of the lease than if you are in a bad space in a hard-to-rent location.

You DO NOT have to give a 30-day notice at the end of a fixed term lease. "A lease expires automatically at the end of the lease term.

In some circumstances, a tenant can break a fixed-term agreement early without penalty. A tenant can give 14 days' written notice to end an agreement early without penalty if: they have accepted an offer of social housing (e.g. from DCJ Housing)

Typically, California landlords charge a fee that's equal to one to two months' rent to end a lease early.

The Lease Must be in Writing It does not matter if the lease is handwritten or typed. If the lease is for more than one year, it must be in written form and contain the following terms.

For nonpayment of rent, your California landlord must give you a 3-days pay or quit written notice. Essentially, the notice gives you two options: either to pay due rent or simply move out of the premises. If you fail to do any of these things, the landlord can file for an eviction lawsuit against you in court.