CanI get out of my lease if my neighbor has threatened my child?
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CanI get out of my lease if my neighbor has threatened my child?
My neighbor threatened to kill our 2 year old daughter Friday. Then Saturday night she threw a piece of asphalt into our daughter’s bedroom window. It went through 3 panels of glass and stuck in the wall on the opposite side of her room. They haven’t come to fix the window yet. I fear for me and our family.
Asked on August 2, 2011 Missouri
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Is the aggressive neighbor a tenant in the same complex that you live in owned by the same landlord? If so, you have good cause to force your landlord to either immediately evict the dangerous neighbor or you will consider your lease terminated due to the dangerous condtions and for the safety of your family.
If the dangerous next door neighbor does not share the same landlord as you, you should also write your landlord after speaking further to him or her about the incident and how your safety in the fuure will be safeguarded by him or her.
Many states in this country require landlords to provide units for thier tenants and to protect them from dangerous elements such as the dangerous neighbor.
The landlord's failure to immediately fix the broken window shows a lack of concern by your landlord as to your and your family's welfare further justifying the ending of your lease by you.
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