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Household Hints & Help

The Velveteen Ocelot

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11. You don't need to make up lies to get out of that lease.

Reply to Calma (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 13, 2020, 09:01 PM

Oct 2020

There is a legal presumption that your landlord is obligated to provide a habitable space. Your city probably has some kind of tenants' rights organization that can help you, but if you make up fake reasons you'll end up worse off than you are now.

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Apartment Dwellers Need Out of Your Lease? [View all] Calma Oct 2020 OP

What the heck is this about? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #1

Apartment Managers Calma Oct 2020 #2

I'm a landlord, I never say no Rorey Oct 2020 #4

About that tenant Rorey Oct 2020 #6

unless its not true and you lie to the judge. drray23 Oct 2020 #3

Something to think about Rorey Oct 2020 #5

Beginner's Guide to Bad Faith Arguments? nt Shermann Oct 2020 #7

So you're suggesting that people make up reasons to get out of a lease? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #8

What if Calma Oct 2020 #9

eww Calma Oct 2020 #10

You don't need to make up lies to get out of that lease. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #11

Oh Calma Oct 2020 #12

If you are in the military, it is easy to break your lease mercuryblues Oct 2020 #13

Renting Around Camp Lejeune, often times they make it hard if you just moving across town. Calma Oct 2020 #14

Cool story bro. mercuryblues Oct 2020 #15