[header] How to sublet an apartment [title] Discuss your interest in subletting with your landlord. [step] Depending upon the laws where you live, your landlord can almost certainly veto your chosen subtenant (with reasonable cause). He/she may also be able to make additional restrictions or perhaps deny your request altogether. 
[substeps] Your best bet for making it an agreeable process for all is to inform and even involve your landlord from the start. Explain why you want to sublet, for how long, and what you will look for in a sublessee.