Standard Legal’s Lease Agreement documents are written so that tenants are required or legally obligated to continue making rental payments throughout the term of the lease, regardless of whether or not the tenant remains in possession of the premises for the entire lease term.
Of course, collecting rent from a tenant who no longer occupies a leased premises can be difficult, but the landlord can choose to file a lawsuit to collect any amounts due under the lease agreement should non-payment occur.
However, under most state law, a landlord is required to try and locate replacement tenants to occupy the premises in order to “mitigate” the missing tenant’s damages — i.e. the landlord cannot simply leave the space unoccupied without trying to find a new tenant in order to maximize the damage amount against the initial tenant.
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