Yesterday, you signed a lease for an apartment in Brooklyn for $4100 per month.

But all those career advice podcasts that you consumed on the Broadway Podcast Network finally paid off, and you got cast in a Broadway show…well…during its Off-Broadway run…in a state not exactly contiguous with New York. But this is the break you’ve been waiting for!

The problem is you just committed to paying a landlord in Brooklyn $50,000 over the next year, for an apartment you no longer need.

Fortunately, you have found this episode, “Best Practices for Breaking Your New York City Lease Early”. We are going to go over the law and the cases that you need to know, that are very much in tenants’ favor. Then we will wrap up with seven Tenant Takeaways, actionable tips to help you lessen your liability and, hopefully, negotiate your way out of your lease. Then you can put this chapter behind you without fear of the landlord chasing you all the way to Tupelo!

Let us know what housing law topics you would like to hear more about at mmaratto@itkowitz.com.