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Is this extortion?


Subletting is allowed by my lease agreement. I found someone to sublet the apartment to and the landlord said there is a $200 administrative fee to sublet. This fee is nowhere in the lease. He kept changing exactly what this fee would cover. He would not let me sublet until I paid him this money. I had already found a new place and signed a lease there so i had to pay the money. Is this extortion?

Ask an attorney.

Or better yet, mention that you're not sure about the legality of this fee - and that I'll have my attorney give him a call.

If he's scamming you, he'll back track quickly!

no; it's the price of doing business. If you want to change a leased apartment, there are fees if the landlord even agrees to let you; probably cheaper than paying for the balance of the lease wasn't it? You didn't have to pay it; you could have resolved your current lease terms before entering into a new lease.

If the $200 administrative fee to sublease is not included in your lease contract, you can not be held liable for that.

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