Terminating lease (by Avery Valdez [FL]) Oct 29, 2018 10:17 AM
Terminating lease (by Landlord ofthe Flies [TX]) Oct 29, 2018 11:02 AM
Terminating lease (by Avery Valdez [FL]) Oct 29, 2018 11:35 AM
Terminating lease (by AllyM [NJ]) Oct 29, 2018 11:49 AM
Terminating lease (by myob [GA]) Oct 29, 2018 12:53 PM
Terminating lease (by Avery Valdez [FL]) Oct 29, 2018 1:05 PM
Terminating lease (by WMH [NC]) Oct 29, 2018 2:46 PM
Terminating lease (by Laura [MD]) Oct 29, 2018 3:29 PM
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Oct 29, 2018 4:03 PM
Terminating lease (by DJ [VA]) Oct 29, 2018 6:36 PM
Terminating lease (by CGB [MI]) Oct 30, 2018 4:33 AM
Terminating lease (by plenty [MO]) Oct 30, 2018 5:11 AM
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Oct 30, 2018 5:28 AM
Terminating lease (by plenty [MO]) Oct 30, 2018 6:03 AM
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Oct 30, 2018 6:14 AM
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Oct 30, 2018 6:15 AM
Terminating lease (by DJ [VA]) Oct 30, 2018 11:31 AM
Terminating lease (by Still Learning [NH]) Oct 30, 2018 11:35 AM
Terminating lease (by Nicole [PA]) Oct 30, 2018 11:51 AM
Terminating lease (by Avery Valdez [FL]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 10:17 AM Message:
State Specific Question About: FLORIDA (FL)
Does the tenant have the right to break lease without penalty after a notice for repairs if repairs have not been made? If so how long does landlord have to make those repairs? --107.72.xxx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by Landlord ofthe Flies [TX]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 11:02 AM Message:
Habitability type repairs? --108.69.xxx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by Avery Valdez [FL]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 11:35 AM Message:
Yes 4 broken Windows and roof damage. Water damage and mold --104.62.xx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by AllyM [NJ]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 11:49 AM Message:
I would think the tenant might be able to withhold rent if all that makes it not possible to live there. In that case you should be glad they are willing to go and not just stay there and not pay rent. Depends how bad all that is. --73.178.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by myob [GA]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 12:53 PM Message:
Not just in FL. If repairs have been in order and LL has not made them-- tenant can leave. Tenant must be able to document LL has been notified. Tenant can also have the repairs made and deduct those costs from the rent. It's a biggie in court when a LL ignores repairs-- judge will not look down on you favorable.
I'm glad you used your name here so I can stay away from you. Why wouldn't you make repairs? What kind of LL r u? --99.103.xxx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by Avery Valdez [FL]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 1:05 PM Message:
I am tenant my friend who just started renting her house told me to come here and ask experienced landlords. House got damages from hurricane and landlord is not even trying to make repairs or keeping in contact with me as to what is going on. I have pictures and documents of my attempts to put in matinence request and get a hold of them for answers with no success. Been almost 20 days
--104.62.xx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 2:46 PM Message:
LL is trying to work with insurance. Insurance has lots of fish to fry...it takes AGES to get insurance coverage after a storm. --50.82.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by Laura [MD]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 3:29 PM Message:
20 days for repairs after a hurricane is a small amount of time. Sadly, you were not the only one impacted by the hurricane. --108.51.xxx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 4:03 PM Message:
So as a LL you would expect tenants to continue paying for and living in a place with busted windows and mold while you were waiting for your insurance money to fix it...which you say takes ages... --104.62.xx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by DJ [VA]) Posted on: Oct 29, 2018 6:36 PM Message:
Sounds like a tough situation, for sure. Mother nature caused the damage, not negligence or vandalism. A whole LOT of tenants and homeowners are (unfortunately) in the same situation. Perhaps even the landlord is dealing with living in the same type situation.
What is your friend's alternative? A tent, homelessness, a friend's couch? Hopefully, she wisely invested in renter's insurance that she can contact for reimbursement for her stuff.
Perhaps she should share some of the burden to make her home habitable for herself. I'm talking about keeping up tarps, remove wet stuff, scrub with some bleach water.
I assume the landlord is trying to line up the repairs asap - he/she doesn't WANT the house to be destroyed, after all! But, when everybody needs repairs at the same time, it just doesn't happen fast - sorry, but that is a fact that is out of the control of the homeowners.
Prayers and best wishes to everyone who has been devastated by the storms.
--68.10.xxx.x |
Terminating lease (by CGB [MI]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 4:33 AM Message:
I would read your lease. My lease has a clause in it that if the property becomes uninhabitable not through negligance of the landlord, such as a natural disaster, the lease is void. If there is mold, from broken windows and a leaking roof, it is not safe to life there and you have put yourself on notice. --67.149.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 5:11 AM Message:
Pay or move. Try to help yourself by cleaning up. Perhaps putting plastic or cardboard over windows. You live there be your own best friend. Read your renters insurance policy. Try and be a good neighbor. Pay or leave. If it's that bad you decide...help yourself or leave. Yes pay and stay. Are you helpless? Entitled? A mature responsible adult tries to help keep things safe especially in times when there has been a weather related storm. Do your part. --99.203.xx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 5:28 AM Message:
We have cleaned up all the glass and tarped up all the Windows. Had someone come in and check for mold. We have done everything we can on our end without breaking the bank and filed for renters insurance. But we have a 1yo and it is definitely not fit for her to live there so we are trying to get out of our lease the right way not just abandoning the property. Looking for advice on how to do so not criticism. Our rental company has not even heard from the owner of the property either. --107.72.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 6:03 AM Message:
Your first post was minus the information that you have done these thing. Florida is known for such weather. I suppose your neighbors are living with the same. Perhaps your renters insurance will cover your rent or stay somewhere else. Wait patiently. Why is the house not fit for a child? You have covered the windows you had someone check for mold. It was unsafe you would have aleeady left. Yes, pay your rent. Could take months. Ask your landlord how you can help speed up the process. --99.203.xx.xxx |
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 6:14 AM Message:
We have left renters ins reimburses 2k for displacement and places here are starting at 1200 a mo. (Only places left are on the beach) There is mold and broken Windows not okay for a child. I cannot pay for 2 places while waiting for ours to get fixed. What i would like to know is how long legally can they take before I can get out of my lease without penalty. Yes I understand others are in the same boat but I am looking out for what is best for my child. And getting her into a stable living situation. --107.72.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by Av [FL]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 6:15 AM Message:
And they will not give me timeframe because they have not been able to reach owner. --107.72.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by DJ [VA]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 11:31 AM Message:
You need to carefully read your lease and the landlord/tenant laws for your state to answer your question. You can find a link to the laws in the top left section of this page --174.255.xxx.x |
Terminating lease (by Still Learning [NH]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 11:35 AM Message:
Check your lease and check Florida law. There is a lot of information on this subject online. Call your renters insurance and ask them for help. If someone with authority (not the tenant) determines it is uninhabitable you should be able to break your lease. --24.61.xxx.xx |
Terminating lease (by Nicole [PA]) Posted on: Oct 30, 2018 11:51 AM Message:
I picked up on
"I am tenant my friend who just started renting her house told me to come here."
If you aren't the tenant, the landlord isn't going to speak with you anyway.
If it's that bad, document the damage and move. You should have had renter's insurance put you up in a hotel immediately if it is that bad. Put in a claim with your rent's insurance. Put in a FEMA claim.
Down the road if the landlord comes after whoever the tenant actually is for breaking the lease, you need to document what happened.
I am always suspicious of folks who say something is so terrible their child can't/shouldn't be there and yet the child is.
Send landlord a letter and move on with your life. --72.70.xxx.x |
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