Her car was broken into last wk, her DVD & headrest TVS were stolen. Well, just about every day since there has been a car broken into in our parking lot. Last Tuesday, my roommate was in the parking lot moving her car, and saw suspicious kids looking inside of the cars! She immediatly called the police & seven cars showed up at our gate & couldn't get in!!...She had to go let them in...& the little asses got away. This happened again last nite, we heard glass breaking, saw a kid running away, called the cops, and had to let them in the gate! These kids have seen both of us and know we have called the cops on them...we are scared for our safety & property. The landlord is not doin anything...no add'l security like they said they would..the thieves can get in & cops cant! We dont kno if the may retaliate for callin the cops. Does this situation give us a legit reason to move b4 the lease is up? Our lease has no early termination clause...We want to get the hell out of here!!! HELP!
2007-02-25 14:22:19 · 2 answers · asked by jenni 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
When u say WRITTEN, does this mean that it clearly needs to say on the lease we signed what happens if we terminate our lease early? I've read our lease over & over and it does not say anything about penalties for early termination. I've also heard that it is Ca state law that even if the signed lease does not say anything about early termination that we are still liable for rent until the end of the lease? Do u know if this is true? Thanks for the help!!
2007-02-27 21:54:15 · update #1
In some cases you can get out of a lease early if you are buying a house. That is usually in cases where there is a management company. This doesn't sound like the case here though. I would really contact an attorney for this case. It seams like you are putting yourself in danger if you stay there and i would think that would be grounds for early termination of the lease. Especially if the land lord isn't really doing anything to prevent it from happening again. I would defiantly look into it. Best of luck!
2007-03-05 08:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by nate p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably do not have grounds for early termination without penalty. As long as your landlord upholds the terms of the WRITTEN lease, there is not much you can do to force early termination without penalty. Your best bet is to document everything which is happening and keep pressure on the landlord, politely but firmly, to provide additional security in your parking area. When your lease is up, move out.
2007-02-27 12:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋