Can the university I attended make me pay for a dorm room I could not medically live in?
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Can the university I attended make me pay for a dorm room I could not medically live in?
I came into contact with something in the dorm room that gave me an infection on my legs. I brought the school a note signed by my doctor saying I could not live in the room anymore. I also met with the housing board that denied by appeal to being charged for the room because living in a dorm room is technically signing a lease. I also spoke to the university lawyer who told me that he could not help since he represents the school.
Asked on November 21, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately for you, since you signed a written lease for the dorm room that you cannot occupy due to some condition that you have resulting in an infection on your legs you are contractually obligated for the lease on the dorm room. The reason is that you yourself had a specific problem with the rental as opposed to the rented dorm room being unsafe to the general public at large.
Unless you were able to get some inspection report from the health department that your dorm room in and of itself was unsafe to all people, as opposed just you, you have a contractual obligation for it.
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