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responsible for the 5 months?
Asked on November 9, 2016 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they are, if you had (as I presume) a written lease for a definite term: when that is the case, if the renters break their lease, they remain liable for the rent until the earlier of:1) the expiration of the lease; or 2) the landlord re-rents or sells the property (not just lists for rental or sale; actually re-rents or sells), with the following caveat--the landlord must be making good faith and reasonable efforts to re-rent or sell (e.g.working with a realtor; listing on MLS and/or in the media; etc.)...if the court feels the landlord wasn't trying properly or hard enough, if you sue for the rent, the court may limit how much you can get, such as to rent for only the amount of time it thinks it "should" have taken you to re-rent or sell, if you'd made reasonable efforts.
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