How do I get out of my apartment lease without having to pay the remainder of term?
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How do I get out of my apartment lease without having to pay the remainder of term?
My apartment building is scary and i hate living here but i can’t afford to pay the reminder of the lease agreement while paying for another place. I have called the cops from seeing people try to break into cars, theres always a smell of weed next door and the cops are always at the complex. How do I get out of this without having to pay for the next 6 months?
Asked on March 23, 2016 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
You can't get out of the lease unless the *landlord* violates the lease in some way: a lease is a contract, and if party A breaches it in some material (important) way, that breach can justify party B in treating it as terminated. But the landlord is not responsible for the crime in the neighborhood or the criminal acts of persons not under its control, only for its own actions; if you leave early for those reasons, the landlord could legally hold you to the lease and sue you for the rent due for all remaining months.
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