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Old Sep 27, 2022, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RollercoasterLover View Post
Check womenslaw.org

Some states go above and beyond domestic violence laws permitting a lease to be broken without penalty. It's worth checking if your state is one of them.

It's likely worth talking to your landlord as well. Ask for specifics about taking one person on the lease leaving and one staying. Penalties for breaking a lease are usually incurred because the landlord loses rental income. If one person is staying and paying the rent, there shouldn't be a penalty.
I submitted a question through the website to get more details for my state. What I want to know and asked on womenslaw.org is whether I can break my lease and absolve myself from having to find a sublet to take my place for the duration of the lease.

My husband cannot afford the full rent by himself, if I leave early. He would either have to get a roommate, or move out himself.
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