Ciao, Landlord: Writing a Lease Termination Letter

My apartment is on the ground floor and the upstairs leaks (from where no one knows) into my living room. This took 5 days to fix in Feb. and I requested to move units or at least have a mold inspection done as the place smelled awful afterwards. I was denied both and they said painting it would suffice.

Last Saturday the leak came back in full force and more of the ceiling came down (small pieces, but pieces). The carpet got wet. With other issues (electrical and with the mail box) not being taken care of, along with them not responding to the leak until three days later (after I threatened to break the lease) I decided I was fed up and want to break it. I looked through the lease and it says that if "if repair hasn't been made within 7 days, you may terminate the Lease Contract and exercise statutory remedies. Security deposits and prorated rent will be refunded as required by law."

If the leak is stopped but the ceiling and carpet have not been fixed within seven days can I still terminate my lease?

MY BOYFRIEND AND I SIGNED A LEASE ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR AN APARTMENT THAT WILL BE VACATED SEPT 1ST. NOW THE COMPLEX CALLED AND SAID THE CURRENT RENTERS DECIDED TO STAY AND WE ARE OUT AN APARTMENT. THE COMPANY TOOK OUR SECURITY DEPOSIT AND OUR NON REFUNDABLE PET FEE....ANY ANSWERS?

I live in Georgia, and I signed a 14 month lease last year in july. From the moment i moved into my apartment there have been several problems. I have called maintenance to the unit several times for repairs and they never came to fix any of the damages. Some examples are the towel rack hung improperly, pest control problems,graffiti and vandalism in the breeze way, and excessive trash in the breeze way. Once, when i had requested maintenance to come to my apartment, they left a note on my door saying they did not have a copy of the key to my apartment which i had turned in when they requested a key audit (that all tenants provide a copy of key to residence to the rental office). This was about six months after i had moved in. After i continued to complain about the condition of the hallway, they sent a painter to cover up the graffiti, however, he did not put down any protection on the doors or carpet and the entire interior of the building is covered in white paint. Not to mention that within a course of a year, there has been excessive criminal activity from police chases to drug transactions directly in front of my building. The last straw was four days ago when my neighbor(who lives directly behind me) was robbed and shot in his apartment. I have not been able to sleep there and have been living at a family members house. I have spoke to other neighbors who have already tried to break their lease and they have been denied. I was going to pay my rent but have used that money to find another place to stay. What would be the best action to take?

I wanted to know if I have the right to terminate my lease from my landlord because he does not want to fix the ac for the second time and the fist time he had to fix the leaking sink along with the ac and the leaks left mold under the sink, which is still there and he never fixed it. There are huge coach roaches inside and outside. I have been here six months and I have a section 8 voucher. 2 months into living here the sewer backed up into the tub. We signed leases before the house was inspexcted and section 8 pays him 700 but he wanted 800 I was paying him 100 extra three months ago until we found it we where not suppose to do it be he is still wanting to collect rent. What are my rights.
I also have 2 children and expecting. He has also told me twice to get the hell out of his house.

My landlord and I signed a year lease 3 months ago and now she decided that she is moving back to california and wants her house back...do I have any rights for her to compensate me to move?

my apartment and others does not have air or heat and they have being trying to put people out for not paying their rent. They stated that they are not paying until the air is fixed! Is this legal.

gusramos1956@yahoo.com in refrence to landlord altering the yard responsiblilitly

My landlord owner never signed the lease agreement until 5 months later and altered the section where it stated landlord was responsible for yard. She mailed a copy of original lease and I matched it with my copies where it was obvious that she altered and then only signed it with out dating the contract. I have been there of 6 months and have been advised that I am at a month to month status. She also raised the rent with a month notice. What are the penalties for altering a lease that she had never signed but we did have a verbal agreement?

My tenants default repeatedly on the terms of the lease. They refuse to maintain the property in terms of shovelling snow and removing dog poop, along with dumping motor oil and keeping trash outside, which is a city ordinance violation. They have a continuing problem with prompt payment of rent and utilities and responding to written requests. They installed Direct TV and when they were informed that this was a default of the lease, the dish was removed. Recently a lawyer contacted me about dissolving the lease. This relieves me from having to evict them. My question is, are they financially responsible for the remaining 7 months of the lease and do I have to return their deposit?

I want to terminate my lease because the things in my apartment are not getting fix and not getting fix the right way. I had very high gas bills becauxe the place is not wheatherized properly. My front door is not insulated correctly and I only been here since January of 2008

Hello.
Since Dec 2007, my wife and I rent a small 1BR house owned by a landlady who lives next-door. Last week, we were horrified to discover carpet beetles appearing all over the house. We are clean individuals who maintain the house well and have never had any pest trouble in any of our houses. We contacted a professional exterminator who confirmed that the apartment was well-maintained by us. The house is an old one and the source of contamination seems to be some old carpets and decaying wood underneath in one of our closets. We were advised to get fumigation done over the course of 1 year to get rid of the eggs.
All through this, the landlady has been extremely un-cooperative and insists that we deal with the problem. Our rental agreement does not state anything about pest control and we do not want to deal with the worms, especially when the landlady is rude and uncooperative.
My question are:
1. What do we need to do to terminate our agreement (we have a 1-year lease) and move out?
2. Is there any way of making sure that we are not sued by the landlady?
3. How do we get back the deposit from her?

We are international students and your help is much appreciated/ Thank you...

I've just moved into a rented house and my landlord had put in $300 worth of oil in to the tank a few days prior to my signing of the lease and move in date and now is saying that I need to pay him the money he put in the oil tank!? Am I obligated to pay this?

After reading the countless other comments regarding breaking the lease, I am here to add another request for help!!!! HELP!!!! I live on the 5th floor, work nights and have noticed someone is trying to gain entry through my hall windows. I went to the office complained and they said they have an idea who it is and are keeping an eye on them. Well, it happened again, I complained again. Then my friend saw two men very suspicious at the workout room at 11 at night. The following morning I saw the workout room was broken into, they said someone was locked in, the mailman told me the mailboxs were vandelized, the apt people told me it was routine repairs. I don't feel safe, I am getting ill from lack of sleep and the mold, can I get out of this lease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i live in nj i live on the bottom level of the apartment and the people above me are very noisy and i hear them have sex, i dont feel this is something i need to be hearing in my apartment. now here is my problem i dont agree or disagree with ones preference with same sex relationships however i should have the right to be informed or even asked if i have any problem with them living above me especially with an apartment that has no insulation at all and you can hear everything and i mean everything from conversations to sex...i feel landlords should inform all potential tenants of all situations at their apartment complex.

We stay in apartment owned by the housing authority, when we first moved in, explained to the management that my husbands check was never received on the same day, they said if we were going to be late let them know, which we did and paid the late fee, a new management took over and when we were late they sent a notice that we would have to pay by the eighteenth or they would start proceedings, the notice they sent was delivered after eighteenth so I called and told them, they asked when I could pay it I said on the 21st by five o'clock they said fine, then sent a notice saying I had to have it in the office on the 21st by nine o'clock, by the time my husband left work and went to the bank it was 10.45 when we paid the rent and late fee. The next week we received an eviction notice for unpaid rent and lawyers fees, when I called and said we had paid them, they said we still owed lawyer fees of 360.00 never having been sent an eviction notice or having to go to court didn't know what the proceedings were, the HRA's lawyer said I had to sign papers and I never did see the judge, now I feel like I should have talked to the judge. I am also wondering can they evict you with out telling you in the lease a certain time frame?

I own a business and my lease is up in a year and a half. I am closing the business due to not making enough for the rent. I am moving back home to another state. The landlord can keep the $2000 deposit. If I give enough notice can moving so far away be enough to terminate the lease? A friend of mine did this on an apartment some years ago and was fine.

I gave 90 day notice to vacate my townhome and my lease ends on March 31st. I have yet to find a new place! The landlord already has my unit rented out, so I need to be out by April 1st. If I don't find a place by then, do I still have to move? Can I basically "change my mind" at this point? Also, I am under Section 8, who has already extended my voucher until May. I'm being told a landlord can't evict without good cause, but I can be sued as a hold over tenant?

If a landlord gives you a 5 day notice that they will terminate your lease if rent is not paid does that mean you can move and not owe the remainder of rent for the lease?

I co-signed a 13 month lease for an apartment for my son in Ohio in September of 2007. In February 2008 my son was arrested for the burglary of another apartment at his apartment complex and was arrested and is now in jail awaiting trial. Today I received from the landlord by FAX a "Notice of Apartment Lease Termination" from the landlord stating that the Apartment Lease agreement will terminate in 30 days on March 31, 2008. The landlord told me that I had to pay the rent for the month of March so I did. I was asked for my permission by the landlord to change the locks at no cost to me and I said OK. The landlord did not say if I would be liable for the remaining 6 months left on the lease. Will I be held liable to pay the rent for the next 6 months when the apartment complex is the one that terminated the lease agreement?

I need to leave my apartment in Maryland. There are both roommate issues and maintenance issues. My roommate will not sign the paper work for someone to come in an take my place on the lease. Both of our names are on the lease. Is it possible for me to get termination without her signature? i.e. Can I leave without her consent?

I have given a notice to move, I'm in a business office, my landord wants to show my space to other potential tenants before I move, do I have to allow them to show my space?. I'm in los angeles CA.

How many years after you have moved out does a landlord have the right to come back and charge you for you breaking the lease in Colorado?

My company transferred me to a new job 140 miles away from my current apartment, due I have the right to terminate the lease. I have sent letters notifying my landlord over a month in advance and paid for a month that I did not live their and have paid to run ads in the newspaper for the apartment.

I tried to buy the townhouse that I leased 10 months ago.
The owner place a for sale sign up so I look for some other
place. I gave my landlord a 30 day notice he says I must pay for 2 months. I live in miami, fla

I have had my car burgarised 3 times in less than six month on the same apt complex . Can I terminate my contract on grounds of lack of security on the complex ?

I recently moved into my apartment about 3 weeks ago. I am not there often because of my job but the few times I have been there I have come across lots of bugs. The neighbors too are quite noisy. I would like to break my lease and would like to know the laws for NJ. Can you break your lease within the first 30 days without consequences?

I just moved into my apartment about a week ago and the down stairs tenats are complaining about me walking I asked to be transfer to a down stair s unit and they refuse to change my apart although I havent completely moved in I'm pregnant and have 2 little girls i dont need the stress at this time so I advised if I cant changed my apartment i would like to break my lease to find a place better for me and my kids to live // I'm tired of aruging with down tenats ..its not healthly me or my unborn child

I signed a lease in September.I now have an opportunity to take a promotion for my job that would require me to move. What are the laws in Iowa for early termination?

I would like to terminate my apartment lease, because the neighbor’s dog across the street is barking at night and early in the morning. I can not slip at night, and can not concentrate at work.
My apartment manager told me, that he will keep my $850 security deposit and asking for additional $450 fee for early breaking the lease. Can I avoid paying it?

NEW LANDLORDS BOUGHT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. MY LEASE EXPIRES NEXT TWO MONTHS. NEW LANDLORD WILL NOT HONOR THE OLD LEASE THEY ADDED WATER BILL FOR THE TENANTS TO PAY OR THEY WILL EVICT. CAN THEY DO THIS?

I would like to break my lease early (6 months), due to the fact that I am sharing a house with a roommate who is incredibly difficult to live with. I have had no issues with the landlord per se, however, the living situation itself is very distressing to me. After six months of trying to work out our incompatibilities, I am at my wits end and have found a much better living situation. My legal contract is with the landlord and not my roommate; does any one have any tips on the best way to handle this?

I recently transferred from to Texas to Delaware. I found a job approximately 35 miles away in Maryland. The apartment complex wouldn't let me rent month to month. I recently found a house in Maryland 10 minutes from the job. Here's my problem, if I vacate the premises earlier than the July 08 lease date, then I am on the hook for the months the apartment is empty until they (or I) find someone to rent it. My argument is this, the drive is killing me, gas is outrageous and winter is coming, so I need to be closer to the job......the lease office's argument is this, unless I'm moving for a medical/work related issue, then I'm still on the hook. Does it count as medical if I'm sick of living in the hood? Any help/advise would be great.

States should take ACTION to all these problems with property management companies that own apartment buildings. There should be landlord tenant DISCLOSURE FORM similar to the residential sellers property disclosure forms for owners, when they purchase. What is wrong with the state legislatives in most of these states ... Arizona property management companies need to disclose scorpion problems! My son is stuck in a scorpion invested apartment! They are so unhappy its ridiculous that landlords get a way with this! Come to ACTION AND MAKE STATES HAVE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES DISCLOSE THE UNSEEN!

I had an accident and i need to get surgery that means i am going to be disable for some time. Can i brake my lease because of that?

Do I have a right to terminate my least for a mold problem? I am currently 5 months pregnant, have already reported the mold to management, which was not remedied properly. They just applied some caulk over it.