How can I break my apartment lease without penalty?

I want to buy a house before the end of summer but my current apartment lease does not end until the last day of November. I have noisy neighbors upstairs (repeated request to lower the noise are ignored) and the unit I live in has major plumbing problems. When I contact the office manager someone will come out to clean up the mess but they never fix the problem. How can I get out of my lease without having to pay for the remaining 8 months???

Talk to your landlord face to face -- ONLY if they are nice and understanding will they do this for you.......I know ours wouldn't.

I use to live in a duplex and all I had to do was go talk to my landlord and he was fine with it. He even told me if I ever needed to move back in to let him know. I would say to go ask them and see what they say. Usually if they have a lot of people wanting to get in there they will go ahead and let you move out without penalty. Worth a try

I just had an arguement with my landlord and was told I can break my lease by paying a reletting fee but I dont get my deposit back. I also have to pay the month's rent and give 30 days notice that I'm leaving in writting. The fee is not cheap and has to be turned in on the first of the month along with the rent and letter.

I did the same thing, I bought a home and broke the lease. In my case, they let me. I just had to pay the remaining month because I didn't even give them a 30 day notice. Be straight with them, if the property manager doesn't give in, talk to the owner, they'll usually work with you. Or, you can go through your lease with a fine tooth comb, their is usually an out under certain circumstances (example: if you are being harassed by a neighbor, if you feel unsafe due to something that has occurred, etc.). If so, say that it's happening to you.