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by 411111111111111 1098 days ago
this is the proposed theory, basically: You have a contract for a 1 year lease but stop paying, getting evicted after the second month.

Saved 10 month of obligations

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Don't those leases have stipulations that are like "upon eviction the whole lease becomes due"?
I hope not. When I was forced to leave my place, I couldn't even manage to pay the electricity bill. It'd simply be impossible for me to afford such a hefty sum + compound interest + late penalty fees, if the Landlord pursued me in a manner that led to my future wages being garnished to cover all that.

I resided there for four years and consistently paid on time, but by the fifth year, I simply couldn't meet all the financial obligations. I sincerely wish the Justice system would show more leniency instead of demanding that I repay the entire lease upon eviction.

Residential leases and commercial leases are wildly different. Residential leases are fairly boilerplate but commericial leases are bespoke and negotiated.