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NYC lease takeover · No fees

Hand off your
NYC lease.

Moving out before your lease ends? We match your apartment with renters from 6,000+ active NYC searches. Skip overlap rent and the showings.

List your apartment

Free · Listed privately · You choose who to reply to

How it works

Three steps. Zero showings.

Most NYC tenants finish the listing in about 10 minutes, and the sooner you list, the more matched renters see it before they’ve signed elsewhere.

  1. 01

    Tell us about your apartment

    Address, rent, lease end date, a few photos, and some quick details. Takes about 10 minutes.

  2. 02

    We match you with interested renters

    We match your apartment to renters whose saved searches already fit, and show approved listings on our public takeover map. We won't post it to StreetEasy or social media.

  3. 03

    Send the request to your landlord

    Once you pick a renter, we send you a template assignment letter to review and send to your landlord. Most approve within a week.

Why list with Leaseswap

The clean way to break a lease.

Answers

Lease takeover, explained.

A lease takeover is when a new tenant takes over the remaining months on your lease — usually with the landlord's consent through a lease assignment. If approved, the new tenant becomes responsible for rent, you're released from the lease, and you avoid paying overlap rent or a break fee. NY Real Property Law §226-b governs assignment and sublet requests in NYC, but the specifics depend on your lease and your landlord's response — we recommend reviewing the request with an attorney before sending.

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Ready to hand it off?

Listing takes about 10 minutes, and we match you with renters whose saved searches already fit your apartment.

List your apartment

Free · Listed privately · You choose who to reply to