 TITLE: Can a Broken Lease Affect Buying a House? CONTENT: How to Break a Lease Without Ruining Your Credit\n------------------------------------------------\nIn many cases, the following are legally justifiable reasons to break a lease without it impacting your credit.\n*   **The home is uninhabitable.** Landlords must maintain property in livable condition. If your heating, power or plumbing doesn't work or the property is infested by vermin, you may be justified in breaking the lease.\n*   **Your peace is breached.** You have a right to reasonable peace and quiet in your home. If your landlord visits without notice or permission, your neighbors play loud music all night, or unnecessary remodeling goes on for months, your peace may be considered breached.\n*   **You're entering active military duty.** If you signed your lease and then entered military service, you can terminate the lease anytime. If you signed _after_ joining the military, you can break the lease only if you've been ordered to deploy for 90 days or more or to permanently change your station.\n*   **Your lease has a built-in termination clause.** Some leases specify ways you can break the lease without consequences—for example, by paying a certain number of months' rent.\n*   **You're in danger.** If you're being harassed or stalked, are a victim of domestic violence, or have been sexually assaulted, you may be able to break your lease.\nTenant-landlord laws vary from state to state and even city to city. The terms of your lease also may include grounds in which you can terminate the lease early. Check the specific terms of your lease as well as state and local laws to see if you can legally terminate the lease. END