BREAKING+A+LEASE

October 26, 2007

Robert DeSable, Manager Ridge/Maple Apartments Management 336 South Street HILTON WA 6163

Dear Mr. DeSable:

I am currently a tenant in the Ridge apartments on South Street. I am writing to ask if it would possible to end my lease, which runs to May 1of next year, four months early. When I signed the one-year lease, I did not know that I would be offered a job in Portland that has proven too tempting to refuse.

I know my lease does not have any provision for subletting, but I have two proposals and hope that you’ll find one of them satisfactory. First, I could vacate the apartment by November 30 and pay an extra month’s rent of $800. This would provide rental income for one month during which you could renovate the apartment for the next tenant.

Second, I have a friend who is very interested in subletting my apartment as is, for the same rent, until the lease runs out. She would probably renew for the next year. She has great references and solid job at National Bank

Please let me know if either of these proposals is acceptable to you. I need to make this move by the end of November, but couldn’t afford to pay two rents, one here and one in Portland, for the next six months. I hope we can work something out to our mutual benefit.

Sincerely,

Kerry Knobeldorff Apartment #214.