Military Lease Clause

The Military Clause
With a normal lease, your landlord is under no obligation to let you break your lease just because you have received new orders. When you enter into a lease agreement, be sure your lease has a military clause in it.

Your local base housing office should be able to provide you a form containing the clause or even a form contract you may be able to provide to your landlord. Many housing offices work local landlords.

Several states have laws which allow military members to break their leases in the event they must move due to military orders. In those states which do not have such laws, it is important that the active duty member ensure his/her lease contains a "military clause," (see example at end of article) which allows the member to terminate the lease in the event he/she must move due to military orders. Most bases require service members to have leases approved by the local military housing office. One of the reasons for this is to ensure that the lease contains an acceptable "military clause."

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