If my roommate’s boyfriend smokes weed in the house, can I ask the housing company to let me out of my lease because of this?
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If my roommate’s boyfriend smokes weed in the house, can I ask the housing company to let me out of my lease because of this?
I live in a college apartment where you and your roommates have completely separate leases but you live in the same apartment 9and her boyfriend is not on her lease). He smokes it in her roombut the walls are thin so it travels throughout the whole apartment, including my room. I talked to my roommate about this in the beginning and it stopped. Over the past 2 months, my roommate’s boyfriend was in jail, and he’s back in her life again. He’s smoking weed in the house again and I can smell it. Smoking is prohibited in the apartment and I already complained to them once about this.
Asked on January 9, 2013 under Real Estate Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you are occupying university lodging you need to speak with the administrator of the program as to your desire to get alternate lodging due to your roomate and her boyfriend's bad behavior as to using a controlled substance. If the lodging is private housing, bring the situation up with the landlord and the property manager seeking the release from your lease.
If the landlord refuses to let you out of the lease I would take the position that the landlord's refusal to rectify a criminal matter in your rental gives you the option to terminate your lease without any legal recourse.
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