At what point can you break your lease if you don’t feel safe to live there?

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At what point can you break your lease if you don’t feel safe to live there?

I have this neighbor that is consistently causing problems and harassing other people in the apartment complex. He has had the cops called on him several times and has been arrested. He is being evicted , but I can’t deal with it everything going on; it’s getting worse. The office says call the cops and we have and I have given formal complaints but when does it become too much for my family to handle. If I were to break my lease do I have something to back me up?

Asked on November 1, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Colorado

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

The key question is whether or not the tenant that is causing you the problems is a tenant of the same landlord that you have. If so, I would write the landlord a letter setting forth the concerns that you have as to your safety and requesting a face to face meeting with the landlord as to what can be done to resolve the situation.

Depending upon the situation, the landlord may evict this problem tenant if this person is actually the tenant of the same landlord. The problem is that having a challenging neighbor does not ordinarily allow a tenant to end her or his lease without recourse to the landlord.

Perhaps you might wish to consult with a landord tenant attorney? Good luck.


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