Q: I am having issues with my apartment and management says fixed but not works good after they left. I want to end lease
I moved to a apartment in June Since day one I always had problems with the apartment. The A/C unit was not working it was heating instead of cooling and the temperature was always above 85 degrees in the apartment. I have put in a request manys times, called them multiple times. The service guys would come and say it’s fixed now. But after they left, it still the same, issue was never resolved until a today when I asked to cancel the lease. Now they are saying as the a/c unit is fixed, they can’t cancel the lease Apart from this the fridge was not working aswell after raisingcomplaints many days back they came to fix it, said they need to replace fridge, provided a temporary fix and left It was not working properly after that Same as the a/c unit they send a guy today to replace fridge after we asked to cancel the lease we didn’t realise the food was spoilt and we were eating the same The management said they won’t compensate in any way and won’t end the lease what are my options here
A:
First: Keep records and pictures of all problems and broken items, and other losses, as you may need proof in court one day.
If you were my client, I would send your LL a lease termination letter listing all problems and breaches of the lease by LL.
I would then make sure you have a new apartment to move into prior to ending the current lease.
As long as you can show proof of LL breach of lease, and your Notice of the same, you should be on solid ground to terminate the lease.
Good Luck!
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