Where is the law written that says tenants have the right to quiet enjoyment of their place of residence?

Question

help! i've got to get out of my lease and i'm going crazy! where is this written? is it common law and if so, how would i notate that in a formal letter to my landlord?

Answer 1

The concept of "quiet enjoyment" comes from English Common Law and has been around for centuries. Many states have codified it into law as well, and many leases acknowledge the concept explicitly. Check your State Attorney General's website for information on Landlord / Tenant law.

Answer 2

i dont think thats a law. i could be wrong. i dont know your situation but the local law enforcment would be able to tell you what they allow and not.

how ever most landlords would be willign to help you out. they dont want to stick it to you. they just want to collect their rent. they would rather work with you to get another tenant then have a tenant that might or might not take care of the property becuase the tentant was unhappy. just tell the landlord your situation and be honest. tell them that its way too noisey and you just cannot live that way. you would be willing to help them find another tentant if they would be willign to let you out of the lease. once the new tenant signs the new lease you are then released from any obligations you had.

bottom line just help the landlords find more tenants

Answer 3

The clause you may have signed to rent or lease your place should have you agree to keeping noises down. That means other tenants signed it also. They are breaking the very clause they agreed to. I was fed up when my neighbors kept making noise so I returned the noise; they called the mgr. and the mgr. called me to say that I should have nicely asked my neighbors to quiet down. If I stayed there longer I would have complained to the mgr. that my neighbors should be quiet whether I'm home or not because there are still other neighbors. No matter where you live, unless you get lucky, you'll have noisy neighbors. You may find sometimes you make a little noise without knowing it too.