Can I break my apartment lease due to the A/C not working properly and my unit having a roach infestation?
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Can I break my apartment lease due to the A/C not working properly and my unit having a roach infestation?
My A/C has been out repeatedly for out about 5 weeks ago. I also have had roaches show up in the past 6 weeks. The exterminator said my building has a major infestation problem due to other tenants. They sprayed twice and they are still here.
Asked on August 1, 2011 Michigan
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If you have a written lease with your landlord concerning the unit you are renting, read its terms carefully in that the written document typically controls the duties and obligations owed by you to the landlord and vice versa unless precluded by local ordinance and/or state law.
Assuming that the lease does not have a written provision allowing the termination of it due to vermin infestation and/or air conditioning problems, you most likely have no grounds for ending your lease. However, you might have grounds for a reduction in your monthly rent.
I suggest speaking with your landlord about a posssible rent reduction due to the problems that you are dealing with at your rented unit is in order.
Good luck.
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