To my shock when I moved in, I seen that I did not have my OWN room, rather I "shared" a room with someone and only had bookshelves that split the two rooms apart. Leaving Two feet above each the bookshelves with nothing seperating the two of us. I'm attending college and need to work in the evenings on assignments, but being able to without disturbing the roommate is..difficult. Any advice?
2007-09-08 18:10:47 · 6 answers · asked by spaceboy82000 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You can't break a lease due to a lack of privacy. However, if you read the fine print very closely, you will find there are many other ways to break the lease...such as non-payment of funds. However, if your rental agreement is not a lease (meaning your rent is month to month), you can always give notice and move out.
Now, if you want to stay put but need to discover a better way to co-habitate with your roommate, consider putting up a dividing panel curtain to block the evening light. (You can find brackets and curtains for about $20 total at any IKEA.) And to block out noise, try noise-cancelling headphones which you can get for about $40-50 at any Target or Office Depot.
Hope this helps.
2007-09-08 18:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by E.T. Barton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't look at the place before you leased it? That was something you should have noticed. I doubt that you will be able to break a lease based on the fact you did not check the place out first.
It is not the Landlord, lady to point out this the "floor plan".
If the lease did indicate that you had a private room, then you would be very lucky, even with that to be able to get out of the lease.
2007-09-08 18:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by Brian S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you look at this place before signing the lease? Did you know that you would have another person in the apartment, or whatever it is?
You probably can't break the lease, but read it carefully, along with any other info you were given like a brochure, and see if there's anything that might let you off the hook.
Good luck.
2007-09-08 18:23:54 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just in response to J S...
I have sued 2 college students in the past 2 years who broke their leases, and collected the due rent, damages, and court costs.
If you are going to break your lease, find a way to do it that doesn't involve just leaving. Your best bet is to find an amount that the landlord is willing to take for you to leave, or find a replacement for yourself.
2007-09-09 02:36:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a landlord, I will say this: No matter what any landlord says, they will not sue you unless you totally destroy the place or burn it down. Landlords know that the legal fees involved with suing a tenant are more than they will be able to collect. Courts are generally sympathetic to renters and renters, especially college age renters, are virtually noncollectable. I would just call the landlord, tell him you feel you've been mislead and move. If he says he's going to sue you, my bet is that he's bluffing.
2007-09-08 19:05:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contact the Landlord-Tenant department of that city's government...and look for another place, making sure that you are NOT 'sharing' a room. Get it in writing,,,and look for only one bed in the room you rent! If the school had the landlord listed as a housing resource, contact your school's Off-Campus housing office...hell, contact them anyway for advice.
2007-09-08 18:18:18 · answer #6 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋