Comments on: How to Break a Lease

on 8/17/2008 AFTER we signed the lease and started having problems.

What I'm wondering now is...is there any legal way for us to break our lease without having to pay the early termination fee? I've already read the renters rights from the State of Utah and it says that as renters we have the right to privacy, safety, security, and to be able to live in peace and quiet. Is there some way I can find a way out of this lease?

Sorry for all the comments, just wanted to give as much info as I can...

on 8/17/2008 are allowed to stay in an apartment?

The second day of being here we witnessed our first gang fight. We were coming back from shopping with the 3 year old and saw groups of males running back and forth the front of our actual apartment building with bats, table legs, and other projectiles used for hitting. When I went to the front office about it, they decide to let me know that our complex happens to be in the middle of 2 complexes where rival gangs happen to live. And the only way for them to get to each other is through ours. Then I find out that our complex has been on the news plenty of times for gang fights and other types of violence, and that the city we lived in is essentially the ghetto. Granted it was our fault for not looking into this, but coming from California it's hard to know what's what. On top of that, the management never mentioned any of this until AFTER we

on 8/17/2008 The next night I called the courtesy patrol to try and tell them to be quiet AGAIN (this time they were being even louder). Not only did it NOT get quieter, but the dad decided to come downstairs and let us know that he doesn't like cops and that if we had a problem with the noise, we should've come up and said something. And of course, once he goes upstairs, the stomping continues...and ever since there's just constant noise. Just yesterday these kids were hanging out on their balcony and eating all kinds of candy, and throwing the wrappers and whatever's left of their candy off the balcony...and onto the front of our patio. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that after all the attempts we've made, we obviously have a problem with the noise...and yet it doesn't stop. Oh...and on more than one occasion I've seen no less than 3-5 kids up there. Isn't there a limit on how many ar

on 8/17/2008 other things to be fixed.

On top of that, that same day we were welcomed to our new home by the wonderful stomping and basketball bouncing of our upstairs neighbors (we're on the ground level, with 2 levels above us). I immediately called our front office to let them know that the kids upstairs were being loud and they said they would send a note. Next day the kids are stomping up and down the stairs, yelling in the breezeways (resulting in LOTS of echoing), and the stomping/basketball bouncing continued. Everyday they are doing this and I have called the management to complain and still nothing's happened. The other night, at around 10-10:30 the stomping and yelling did not stop, so I finally called the cops to file a noise complaint. They came, it stopped for the night, and by the next day the noise continued. The next night I called the courtesy patrol to try and tell them to

on 8/17/2008 My fiance and I recently moved from Southern Cali into an apartment in West Valley, UT with his 3 yr old daughter. When we first came to look at the complex, we were told that this area was the safest, that there we were 5 minutes away from 2 different police departments.

We moved in Aug 6th to a horrible apartment--there were holes in the walls, our dishwasher wouldn't open, the carpet wasn't just damp it was wet, we killed about 20 flies on our first day, and the entire apartment was definitely not in "move-in" condition. I found out a few days later that the reason for it was because the previous tenants ended up leaving on the 4th, instead of the 1st when they were supposed to. Did we get a call to let us know that this was happening? Of course not. It's been almost 2 weeks since we sent in LARGE amounts of work orders, and we are still waiting on our dishwasher and other th

on 6/12/2008 Continued - Complex staff entered my unit without my being notified first on one occasion that I am aware of. The gate of this gated community is not working. I have been the subject of or have witnessed the leasing staff discuss personal financial issues in the presence of current or perspective tenants. I have witnessed leasing staff inquire of a tenant (this occurred in my presence) why they were giving notice to vacate. This could be a very personal matter to some individuals. Discussing personal matters I believe should be covered in privacy laws. Can I break my lease under these circumstances? I want out of there else it is going to BE A VERY LONG YEAR until lease is fulfilled.

on 6/12/2008 I moved into an apartment that I have in for 16 days. When I was searching for an apartment I asked if the properties/units were quite as I have a stressful job and when I get home I want QUITE. I was told that they are. This has not been the case. The neighbors ajointing my bedroom constantly have there television on so loud I can hear word for word what is occurring on the televison program as if the tv is in my room and goes on until 1 AM (have to be at work early so this prevents my getting restful sleep). I have during the 16 days or residency I have called or stopped by the leasing office and complained however this problem continues daily. This is resulting in not getting adequate rest and is beginning to effecting my abilty to concentrate at my job. The majority of the staff at the leasing office are rude and hateful thus it makes it difficult to have even speak with them. Comple

on 10/3/2007 The part about breaking a lease and having it affecting your credit is not (in most cases) true. A lease is usually a contract between you and your LL. A LL in most cases does not have the the abillity to report you to a credit agency and most don't have the time, nor the know-how to do it. If you rent from a property management agency that is an established business that you are dealing with, then they can certainly do that, but most private business transactions between two individuals goes unreported.