How to Assign Your Lease
- 1). Notify your landlord in writing that you intend to vacate the rental unit on a specific date, and request permission to transfer the responsibilities of your lease to another tenant. (This is known as an "assignment" of your lease.)
- 2). Locate prospective tenants (if your landlord consents) by spreading the word among your friends and family members, posting notices on area bulletin boards, and placing classified ads in local newspapers.
- 3). Interview prospective tenants while showing the rental unit. See "How to Evaluate Prospective Tenants for Your Rental Property."
- 4). Propose to your landlord the assignment of your lease to the selected candidate; provide your landlord with detailed written information about the prospective tenant, such as employment status and financial ability to assume the lease terms.
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