We live in Georgia and are terminating our apartment lease 3 months early, giving thirty days notice...?

Question

and I am concerned about fee's and losing our security deposit. There is nothing in our lease agreement about early termination. Should I just write a general letter stating our intention to move out or give reasons why?

We are moving out for a few reasons.
1. We have have many maintenance issues (rats, dishwasher not working, dryer vent clogged, toilet "flusher" broken off, etc.) My husband has been forced to fix many of these issues and pay for the parts and the equipement rental.
2. There are some very strange situations going on in the building. (A woman approched my husband and 4 yr old at his truck, tried to pull my daughter out accusing my husband of kidnapping her) loud neighbors, and the man upstairs is physical with his wife. I call the police regularly, but with two young kids (4 &1) it's not acceptable.
3. We have been talking to friends at church about the situation and though a friend, we found a house! We close on the house on june 28.

Thoughts?

Just for clarification, we had intended on buying a house in October when the lease was up, but an opportunity we can't pass up arose. If it hadn't been for all the weird stuff here, we wouldn't have even been looking for a house.

Answer 1

Absent any contractual language covering early termination in your lease, you will most probably be held responsible for the monthly rent charges for the duration of the lease. Always remember that a lease is a legal binding contract, and you are expected to honor your part of it, as the landlord is expected to honor his part.

I'd not recommend NOT paying these rents, since eventually the courts will catch up with you and you will end up paying, plus court fees. Additionally, if you don't pay and he reports you to a collection agency quickly, your mortgage on your new house could be in jeopardy.

Answer 2

Wow, well if you gave them proper notice about the rats and they didnt do anything about it then you have received by their inactions what is called "constructive eviction" You need to review your lease agreement and you will need to review what the law says and what procedures you need to take in the Stae of Georgia to that end here is the link you need
LANDLORD TENANT ACT: http://www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/HousingDevelopment/programs/downloads/landlord/contents.html

Best of luck at your new place

Answer 3

confident you may and the owner will probable be chuffed because it supplies him that quite extra time to waiting the abode for somebody else. tell your landlord the day you're shifting and ask him to establish a pass out inspection on that day. verify you furnish your forwarding tackle so as that he can deliver you your secure practices deposit assertion depicting any rates and if all is easily he will additionally might desire to furnish you your secure practices deposit refund. verify the guidelines on your section to be certain how a lot time the owner has to furnish the assistance after shifting out.