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    Default If You Tell a Landlord That You're Breaking Your Lease Must He Look for New Tenants

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Connecticut

    I'm a renter in Connecticut. I told my landlord a few days ago that I need to move out on July 1st due to a new job (so roughly 60 days notice). My lease isn't up until September 1st, so I'm on the line for 2 month's rent if he doesn't find new tenants.

    He said he isn't going to start advertising the place for another month. I asked if I could advertise the place myself and forward respondents' contact info to him, but he said I can't advertise on sites like Craigslist, show the place, have them fill out rental applications, etc. He said if I know anyone personally, I'm free to send him their info and he will take it from there.

    I just learned that he is planning to sell the building when my lease is up, so he has absolutely no incentive to re-rent the place. We had a verbal agreement at the time of renewing our lease that he would let me out early, and now that he is selling it is convenient for him to say he doesn't remember that agreement.

    My question: if my landlord has told me in writing that I can't advertise to try and find replacement tenants, and I have given a whole 60 days notice, does that mean he isn't acting appropriately to mitigate damages? The lease doesn't prohibit me from advertising, it only says I can't "assign or sublet" my lease or the premises.

    Thanks!

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    Default Re: Gave 60 Days Notice I'm Breaking Lease, Landlord Won't Search for New Tenants (Ct

    Your landlord is under no duty to exert any effort or expend any money to try to rent your place until you breach your lease contract. Announcing your intention does not place any duty on him. However, I can't think of any authority he has to prevent you from finding a replacement tenant yourself. Of course you can advertise and propose a replacement. It's a free country, but that will not in and of itself obligate him to anything.

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    Default Re: Gave 60 Days Notice I'm Breaking Lease, Landlord Won't Search for New Tenants (Ct

    Thanks for your input! He has explicitly forbade me from advertising the apartment in any way, but you're saying he doesn't really have that right (even though he owns the property)?

    What if I find a bunch of potential tenants through advertising, send him their contact info (have them fill out a generic rental application and make photocopies), would that better my case at all if this went to court? Some sort of proof that I hand delivered all of these potential tenants and he denied them all?

    How does the defense of "my landlord didn't properly mitigate damages" ever work? Technically he could put listings up all over the internet and just ignore anyone who responds. Like I said, since he's selling the place, he has no incentive to re-rent at all.

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