need advice on breaking apartment lease.
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Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
The Law Office of Goldstein, Feldman, Shapiro and Liberman sounds much better.
I like "Dowe, Screwem, and How"
The Law Office of Goldstein, Feldman, Shapiro and Liberman sounds much better.
I like "Dowe, Screwem, and How"
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Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
The Law Office of Goldstein, Feldman, Shapiro and Liberman sounds much better.
I like "Dowe, Screwem, and How"
Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe is another respected law firm.
Agreed, talk with the state housing authorities about unlivable apartments. I'd bet they know something since Irene placed a lot of people in similar circumstances.
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
The Law Office of Goldstein, Feldman, Shapiro and Liberman sounds much better.
I like "Dowe, Screwem, and How"
Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe is another respected law firm.
Agreed, talk with the state housing authorities about unlivable apartments. I'd bet they know something since Irene placed a lot of people in similar circumstances.
It is CLEAR that the place is uninhabitable and also has mold and mildew problems too.
Make sure you take pictures of the damage and issues, so you have proof of the problems. Have the county/town building inspector and health authorities come out to confirm in writing.
Then send a certified return receipt requested letter that includes this information and a brief letter from you indicating that this effectively terminates any lease.
You are TOTALLY within your legal rights to bail out ASAP!
Make sure you take pictures of the damage and issues, so you have proof of the problems. Have the county/town building inspector and health authorities come out to confirm in writing.
Then send a certified return receipt requested letter that includes this information and a brief letter from you indicating that this effectively terminates any lease.
You are TOTALLY within your legal rights to bail out ASAP!
I sense you are looking for 100% proof positive that your lease is over. The BITOG type-A thing.
You may never get this, which hurts your sense of closure.
Breaking a contract is one method of starting renegotiations on it. It can be considered dirty, not honorable, etc but they screwed you first by putting housing in harms way! Fire the jokers.
You may never get this, which hurts your sense of closure.
Breaking a contract is one method of starting renegotiations on it. It can be considered dirty, not honorable, etc but they screwed you first by putting housing in harms way! Fire the jokers.
If it is a big apartment complex you can play dirty (like I did back in college).
The landlord refuse to fix a bath tub leak upstair and cause the bathroom ceiling to grow mushroom and mold, and the apt manager couldn't get any thing to convince the landlord.
I took the photo, make posters claiming how dishonest this landlord is, and where else she own properties, telling potential tenants not to live there, and tape it across every single bus stop in the area and the rental office's front door.
Within 2 hours the landlord called and said she'll send someone to fix it, and the guy came that afternoon.
The landlord refuse to fix a bath tub leak upstair and cause the bathroom ceiling to grow mushroom and mold, and the apt manager couldn't get any thing to convince the landlord.
I took the photo, make posters claiming how dishonest this landlord is, and where else she own properties, telling potential tenants not to live there, and tape it across every single bus stop in the area and the rental office's front door.
Within 2 hours the landlord called and said she'll send someone to fix it, and the guy came that afternoon.
Well we moved out of the place over the weekend. Got a storage unit and are at the in-laws. I provided them the keys and she stated that she is going to show the apartment and I have been on pretty good terms with her so I gotta take it as it is and have faith.
I do know I will not be paying a dime though after this month. I also informed her that there is severe water damage on the ceiling where the baby's room was(probably leaking roof after the storm) which wasn't there until a few days ago. Took pics of that, pics of the mold on the steps, mold in the garage. I cancelled the cable, electric and renters insurance for the place so getting a slight refund there.
I do know I will not be paying a dime though after this month. I also informed her that there is severe water damage on the ceiling where the baby's room was(probably leaking roof after the storm) which wasn't there until a few days ago. Took pics of that, pics of the mold on the steps, mold in the garage. I cancelled the cable, electric and renters insurance for the place so getting a slight refund there.
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