Breaking the lease?
I'm about to sign a 12-months lease which is confusing to me in terms of breaking the lease. It says: "14. DEFAULTS REMEDIES AND NOTICES. .. If Tenant is evicted or terminates the Lease prior to the expiration date Landlord shall resume possession of the Apartment. Tenant shall continue to pay Rent Additional Rent and all other required fees until the Apartment is re-rented. ... 14.1 EARLY LEASE TERMINATION. A lease break fee equivalent to three times the monthly rent is due upon move-out if the lease is terminated by the Tenant. Tenant is still required to return the lease premises in the same condition in which it was when the Tenant leased the property. If the Landlord would have previously been entitled to deduct any money from the security deposit as the result of the condtion of the property when it was vacated by the Tenant then Tenant will be liable to the Landlord for the amount of the damages." What happens if I have to break the lease? Do I then have to pay only the "lease break fee" plus security deposit (as stated in clause 14.1) or do I also have to pay the remaining rent until the Apartment is re-rented?
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