Can I break my lease if I don’t feel safe due to an assault by roommate?
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Can I break my lease if I don’t feel safe due to an assault by roommate?
Asked on April 21, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Florida
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You can break your lease with your landlord for any reason. However, the real issue is whether or not you are entitled to end your lease with your landlord due to an assault that you received from a roommate in the rental without recourse to the landlord.
If the landlord is renting the unit by the room to various tenants as opposed to a situation where several people join together to rent a unit in its entirety, you may have a basis to end your lease without recourse. The reason is that when rooms are rented out in a unit as opposed to the entire property, there is an implied representation by the landlord that the roommates will not cause unnecessary hardship as to each other.
Whether the above advice applies to the facts of your matter depends upon if you are renting a room or are responsible for the entire unit with other tenants.
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