The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Fisher Street Properties, LLC is a strong supporter of the SCRA, which gives military members a wide range of legal protections not available to the general public.

The SCRA allows military tenants to terminate certain lease agreements based on military service.
Some great tenant benefits under the SCRA are:

• End a housing lease without penalty if you deploy for 90 days or more.
• End a housing lease if you have PCS orders.
• A surviving spouse may terminate a lease if their partner dies while on active duty.

SCRA Tenant Benefits

To terminate the lease, you must deliver written notice to the landlord at any time after receipt of orders.  You can determine the effective date of termination as follows:

Termination becomes effective on the last day of the month following the month the landlord is notified. For example, if you provide a written termination notice on August 13, the effective date of termination would be September 30.
You are required to pay rent for only those months before the lease is terminated. If rent has been paid in advance, the landlord must prorate and refund the unearned portion. If a security deposit was required, it must be returned to you when the lease is terminated.

What About Month to Month Rentals?

For month to month rentals, the termination is effective 30 days after the first date on which the next rental payment is due after the landlord is notified. For example, if the rent is due on the first day of each month, and the landlord is notified on August 1, then the next rental payment is due and payable on September 1. Thirty days after that date would be October 1, the effective date of termination.