I live in Illinois. I am 4 1/2 months into my 6-month lease. The day I moved in I saw roaches in the kitchen. I have been talking to my apartment manager to get them to get rid of them and they have had terminex come in every couple weeks to spray but its not working. I just want to move out. My landlord won't let me out of my lease. What steps would I need to do to legally break the lease? I called the health department today and he is comming to check it out tomorrow. Thanks.
2007-12-06 08:13:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I have seen the roaches in Illinois. Go to the farm supply and buy five pounds of sulfur. Liberally scatter the powder everywhere... it wont poison the dog and you will not smell it. The roaches move out in a week. If your place raises them they like sewer pipes that get plugged.
2007-12-06 08:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My thought is that if you live in an apartment then you have other apartments adjoined to your own. There is no way the problem can be gotten rid of unless everyone in the building is not only being treated by Terminex, or bug bombing or whatever but also taking steps to control the problem. Even then, if there are other buildings in close proximity to your own, it may not rid you of the issue. I would not pay anymore rent until your issue is resolved, and I'd plan on moving as soon as the lease is up. Best of luck to you. (Living in Illinois, roaches should not be an issue unless there are cleanliness issues. In other words, it IS your landlord's problem to get rid of them as long as you're taking appropriate measures. It IS cause to withhold rent.)
2007-12-06 08:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by keshequa87 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You only have a month and a half left on the lease. Tell them you're not renewing at any rate.
What you need to do is use one of those bug-bombs. You'll have to leave the apartment for an entire day to do it, and take any pets with you. Those really do work, and there won't be anything left alive afterwards.
Of course the problem is, if your neighbors are pigs, then the roaches will come right back. I'd be looking for another place to live if I were you.
2007-12-06 08:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by Tracker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't break a lease over roaches as long as the landlord is making efforts to control the infestation. As long as you found your way to Yahoo Answers to inquire about roach infestations, I suggest also surfing the internet to find out ways YOU can assist in controlling these pests. There are many inexpensive and effective methods you can do on your own to control the issue.
2007-12-06 08:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
as a ways because of the fact the autos bypass: Nope, till you may prepare negligence on the component of the owner in court docket. For the cockroaches, it is style of extra problematic. in actuality you ought to checklist their existence, checklist which you contacted the owner approximately it, AND checklist that the owner did no longer something with regard to the difficulty. merely because of the fact they're there, isn't an automated card to get out of the hire.
2016-10-01 00:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the local court house and file a claim, you should be off the hook if the health inspector says the place is inhabitable.
2007-12-06 08:18:18 · answer #6 · answered by Miss October 03 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋