<prompt> Human: A year ago my landlord said that if I signed a 2 year lease I could save 50month on rent and if I decided I wanted to leave after 1 year Id just have to pay back the total amount saved - 600. It says this in the lease. Now theyre claiming Im breaking the lease by informing them Im planning in leaving after 1 year and theyre trying to charge me a 300 re-rental fee, as well as claiming that if they cant find new tenants Ill have to continuing paying rent even after moving out, until the unit is filled. My thoughts are that because they included the clause in the leasing outlining the terms of leaving early that should be the only penalty they can enforce. Im feeling very blind-sided and, of course, wouldnt ever have agreed to a 2 year lease if I knew this. How should I proceed?  <response>: All that matters is what the lease says, not what may have been verbally agreed to when the lease was being negotiated. Make sure the lease specifies the conditions for breaking the lease early, and that you satisfy those conditions. Beyond that, the landlord can make all the threats he wants but that wont get him anywhere. 