Lease Termination Letter for Military

Components of the Letter Include your name and the rental address, and date the letter. Don't date it and hold onto it; date it for the day you are giving it to the landlord to start the 60 days. Address the letter to the landlord with a subject line of "60-Day Notice to Vacate."

It is strongly recommended that you include into your rental or lease agreement, a military clause. Contrary to popular belief, the Soldiers and Sailors' Civil Relief Act DOES NOT help you break a lease when receiving transfer orders.Attached is a military clause that you can incorporate into your rental agreement.

Prove you signed the lease before you entered active duty, and that you will remain on active duty for a minimum of 90 days. Provide your landlord written notice of your intent to break the lease and a copy of your military orders, ideally no fewer than 30 days in advance.

Military Clause: Terminate Your Lease Due to Deployment or PCS. Service members are protected by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act if they need to break their lease on account of a deployment or permanent change of station.

Can Landlords Verify PCS Orders? Yes and you are encouraged to do so should you have any doubt. Unfortunately, there have been instances of military members using fake military orders to break their lease when it suits them.

If you have orders for either a PCS or a deployment longer than 90 days, federal law allows you to terminate your lease.Federal Law, 50 U.S.C. App. Section 535, known as the Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA), provides this right to men and women in the military and their families.

Your name, and the landlord's name and address. The date you're writing the letter. Informing the landlord you're breaking your lease early. The reason why you're breaking your lease. The building and apartment you're vacating. The date by which you're vacating.

If you have orders for either a PCS or a deployment longer than 90 days, federal law allows you to terminate your lease.Federal Law, 50 U.S.C. App. Section 535, known as the Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA), provides this right to men and women in the military and their families.

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