[header] How to sublease your apartment in the us [title] Review your lease to understand your rights. [step] The lease that you signed when you moved in to the apartment controls the relationship between yourself and your landlord. Your lease will probably say very clearly whether subleasing is or is not allowed. 
If the lease forbids subleasing, then you will need to get special permission from your landlord. [substeps] If you need to get permission from your landlord, you will want to try to convince him or her that a sublease is a good idea.