I'm not sure if my other reply was submitted...
They landlord and his buddy moved in to "do repairs and show the house." His primary home is in Louisiana (where his wife lives). But, he's a musician/carpenter/artist and his band is in the DC area. Also, "there's no work for him in Louisiana."...
We were 13 months into a 2 year lease when my husband lost his job. Our lease has a clause to let us out if we have to move b/c of work. So, we were okay there. But, we were supposed to give 60 days notice. We were only able to give 5 weeks notice (b/c we weren't going to have the money to pay...