Can a suddenly widowed elderly woman break a lease.?

My father passed away 2 weeks ago and my mother 82 years of age can not afford the lease . the rental office is telling her she can't break thr lease under these conditions.

move her out. you may be liable for the remaining lease until they rent that space, then you should be off the hook.

I hope it's less then 6 months on the lease. but any lawyer can get her off (extenuating circumstances) but they charge too much.
just my opinion.

probably not and get away scot free.

Is your mothers name of the Lease??

There are such things as "special circumstances" i would have thought this would have classed as one.

If the Real Estate keeps up... Tell them you would like to go the Tribunal and a judge will sort this out for you and your family!

Good Luck and im very sorry for your lose

You know...she can do what she wants.
It's up to the rental office to go after he in court - but I doubt they will.

Honestly - even if they drag her through court - what chance will they have of actually getting money from her if they win?

Do what's right for your mother.

If her name is on the lease no. A lease is just like a contract and she wont be able to get out of it unless the pearson that she has the lease through lets her out of it.

Try to seek a legal representative. It's the law, if she is able to show proof stating that she's not able to pay rent anymore should get her out of the lease. If her and her Husband were both listed on the lease and she can't meet the monthly payments, then I don't see why she should be able to carry out the whole term.

She legally cannot without their consent, that's if she is even on the lease. But ethically they should let her out of it.

I actually had the death of a parent and I got out of a lease. I lost my security deposit though. I had to move to the home to secure everything. Luckily I did because some shady people were snooping around. Good thing I have a good neighbor friend who kept an eye on things, because at the time I lived quite a distance away.

Just have your mother send a letter listing her move out date...She'll be out the deposit...and sometime down the road, the landlord could pursue her for what's allowed for in the lease.

If the landlord has any of her banking information - have her open new accts.....the landlord can go for a default judgment, THEN he can collect.....but he collects via a demand letter, collection agency, or in some states garnishment of wages or bank account.

She CAN break her lease.....it's just that the landlord CAN pursue damages....but at her age and lack of income....I doubt he can collect..