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Early Lease Termination Inquiry

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The prompt

As it appears in practice

You are Alex Kim, a graduate student at Brookfield University, currently living in an apartment at 234 Elm Street under a lease that ends on June 30th. You have accepted a job offer in another city and plan to move out on May 15th. You want to ensure a smooth transition and avoid any penalties. You need to understand the necessary steps for moving out earlier than the lease termination date.

What the response has to do

  • Ask if it's possible to terminate the lease early without incurring penalties.
  • Request information about the process for returning the apartment keys.
  • Inquire about the procedure for getting your security deposit back.

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Sample answers, by band

3 published

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Strong response

Band 5.04.0/5 rubric
To
landlord@elmstreetproperties.com
Subject
Early Lease Termination Inquiry
Dear Property Manager, I hope this email finds you well. My name is [name withheld], and I am a graduate student at Brookfield University. I am currently living in an apartment at 234 Elm Street, and my lease ends on June 30th. I am writing to ask about my lease contract. In particular, could you please let me know if it is possible to terminate my lease early without incurring any penalties? I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide information about the process for returning the apartment keys. In addition, I would like to inquire about the procedure for getting my security deposit back. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your response at your earliest convenience. Best regards, [name withheld]

What worked

  • Clear Purpose
  • Professional Tone
  • Complete Response

What cost points

  • Basic Vocabulary
  • Sentence Variety
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Middle response

Band 4.53.5/5 rubric
To
landlord@elmstreetproperties.com
Subject
Early Lease Termination Inquiry
Dear Sir or Madam I hope this email finds you well. My name is [name withheld] and I am a guraduate student at Brookfield University. I am currently living in an apartment at 234 Elm Street under lease that ends on June 30the. I am writing to ask bout lease contract. Especially could you please let me know about if it's possible to terminate the lease early without incurring penalties. I would greatly appreciate it if you provide information about the process for returning the apartment keys. In addition, I would like to inquire about the procedure for getting my security deposit back. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your response at your earliest convenience. Best regards, [name withheld]

What worked

  • Clear Purpose
  • Polite Tone
  • Direct Requests

What cost points

  • Spelling Error
  • Date Format Error
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Middle response

Band 4.53.5/5 rubric
To
landlord@elmstreetproperties.com
Subject
Early Lease Termination Inquiry
Dear Sir, I hope this email finds well. I am writing to inquire if it possible to terminate my lease early without incurring penalties,since I am planning to move out because I accepted a job offer in another city on May 15th. I would appreicate it if you could inform me how and where can return the apartment's keys. Additionlly, could you tell me how I can take my security deposit back, which I already has paied earlier. Thank you for your time. I look forward to your assitance. Sincerely, [name withheld]

What worked

  • Clear purpose
  • Politeness
  • Direct request

What cost points

  • Grammatical errors
  • Grammatical errors
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