do i have 4 days after i signed my lease to break it do to problems with the apartment?

Question

my fiance and i signed a lease 4 days ago we told the landlord when we called on the apartment that we had animals she did not say nothing then on the agreement she said no animals then we found out we had to pay for water and electric and stated to the landlord we could not afford it due to over 400.00 deposit for for water and electric then we found mold in the vents through out the house and on the laundry room wall and in the master bedroom wall which caused little bugs to appear there is also mold growing around the bathroom shower all in the grout and mold all over the toilet and we also found roaches in the kitchen cabinets we have not moved in the apartment we have a 2 year old daughter and i refuse her to stay in a place like this

Answer 1

You have a laundry list of problems, and none of them are sufficient cause for you to break a lease. Your problem is that you signed a lease which you finally figured out that you cannot afford, and now you are looking for an easy out.

You must report issues to the landlord which are potential health hazards and allow the landlord time to remediate these issues.

Sorry to inform you that you are not going to be able to 'walk' unless you work with this landlord to handle these issues, and the landlord refuses cooperation.

It's time you understand that, when you sign a lease, you have signed a binding and valid legal contract.

Answer 2

Before you even signed the lease, you would have looked at the apartment. NOBODY takes an apartment sight unseen. So all this MOLD was there when you looked at it. And you signed the lease anyway? Also in the lease it states you had to pay electric and water. You said you cant affored it. But you signed the lease anyway? You had an animal but yet you signed a lease that states NO PETS? Did you even READ the lease?
There is no saftey net of days after you sign a lease, where you can change your mind. You have a lease that you are responsible for in its entirety. If you talk to the landlord and find out what she wants for you to break the lease, then pay it and move. More than likely you will need to pay 2 months of rent to get out of it, plus lose your deposit for breaking the lease.
I am sorry, but I dont buy this story. Nobody can be this "uninformed" (to put it nicely).

Answer 3

YOu don't have a grace period. You signed the lease, it's yours.

Based on your question, it appears that you signed the lease, then read it. BAD MISTAKE. Never be rushed into signing something you don't understand. If necessary, get a 3rd party to review. If the landlord (etc) has a problem, walk away. Their problem with you actually understanding what you have to sign, speaks volumns.

If you haven't moved in yet and you haven't given a deposit, then I would inform the landlord IN WRITING, with a return receipt from the post office. that you don't plan to move in - based on the reasons you gave. While you are responsible, I'm guessing the landlord will forget you and try to rent the place.

If you have given them a check, stop payment NOW and do the letter, etc.

You may get out of this yet. Make sure that you take pictures, etc, in case you have to go to court. However, as a landlord myself, it's easiler and cheaper to move forward and rerent the place.

PS> NEVER SIGN ANYTHING WITHOUT READING AND UNDERSTANDING IT.

Answer 4

check your local towns rental laws and also notify the county health department and also take pictures and put dates on them of everything you found so if they ptry to push it and take you to court you have proof.