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Tenants need the landlord's written consent The landlord and all remaining tenants must agree to the assignment in writing. It's unlawful for the tenant to assign, sublet, or part with possession of the property without the landlord's prior written consent.

'Assigning' a lease simply means transferring your lease to another person so that they become the new tenant. Once the assignment has taken place the lease continues to exist and the new tenant becomes liable for all of the tenant's obligations in the lease.

Note that assignment and subletting don't refer to the same thing. The former is where the original tenant transfers the lease to a new tenant and then moves out for good. In a sublet, however, the original tenant has plans to move back in.

A tenant must have their landlord's written permission before subletting or assigning their tenancy. A landlord can't unreasonably refuse a sublet or assignment of a fixed-term tenancy agreement if there are six months or more remaining in the term.

An assignment is when the tenant transfers their lease interest to a new tenant using a Lease Assignment. The assignee takes the assignor's place in the landlord-tenant relationship, although the assignor may remain liable for damages, missed rent payments, and other lease violations.

An assignment of a lease involves the new tenant (commonly referred to as the assignee) agreeing to take on all of the existing tenant's (commonly referred to as the assignor) lease obligations. The transfer of the interest is for the remaining duration of the lease.

Transferring a lease is known as assigning a lease. The tenant (lessee) is the assignor of the lease and the proposed new tenant is the assignee. You must ask the landlord in writing for consent to transfer (assign) the lease.