Comments on: Health issues are causing me to move into parents house, can i legally break a lease for health reasons?

By: chad_the_peacemaker

chad_the_peacemaker — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:24:32 +0000

I’ve never been presented with this problem, so I’m really unsure whether or not you can break your rental lease.

By: pixieotr

pixieotr — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:44:03 +0000

since you need supervision, your land lord will probably let you out of the lease with a letter from your dr. it becomes a liability issue for you to continue to live there, but he has the option of keeping your security deposit.

notify him in writing, and talk to him at the same time.

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:35:09 +0000

Unless there’s a clause in your lease saying you can break it for health reasons, you can’t. Have you talked to your landlord? They might agree to allow you to terminate the lease early.

By: oskeewow13

oskeewow13 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:17:07 +0000

Unless you can prove that your health issues stem from the property you dwell in, you can’t break the rental lease. You might try subleasing. Or try talking to the landlord about your situation. Your landlord might not want to have someone with your health condition in his/her property… You might get lucky and have to pay just a month or two worth of rents to get out.

By: M J

M J — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:49:06 +0000

Maybe if you talk to your landlord and were a good tenant they might just let you out - but offer them your security deposit to break it.