Comments on: Is it legal to break a lease agreement because of medical conditions?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:20:03 +0000

As a landlord, I would allow my tenant to break a lease early. But in order to protect my business, I would ask to keep the remainder of this month’s rent so I would have something to keep while waiting for another tenant. The rule of the SD will still remain, if there are repairs needed, I will take them from the SD and return the rest.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:20:06 +0000

I’ve had the same issue once. I got into an accident and lost my legs so I cannot take the stairs to the third floor where my unit was in. I was lucky to have a friendly landlord who graciously offered to move me to the first floor. It was really nice of him and because of that, I stayed. I have been living in this apartment for 10 years now since the accident.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:20:03 +0000

Make sure that you record your conversation so you can refer back to it later on. And keep a copy of the medical certificate and every other document you might need.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:20:03 +0000

I don’t think your landlord has a conscience. He’s just thinking of money, money, money? if you die, will he pay or even contribute for your funeral?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:00:04 +0000

I would ruin his reputation by filing a complaint and getting a local news reporter to cover this story.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:00:08 +0000

You are in a lose-lose situation here. If you stay, you would worsen your medical condition. If you’d leave, you’ll waste a lot of good money that you could otherwise use for medicines and for the security deposit of a new place.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:00:04 +0000

Yes. I agree – file that complaint. If the landlord does not cooperate, then get a lawyer to represent your case pro bono.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:40:04 +0000

On the first instance that a landlord tells you no on your requests to accommodate your medical condition, file that complaint right away!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:40:04 +0000

It’s legal to break a lease because of issues of safe habitability and that is something that can be resolved. Having a medical condition is something that a tenant did not do on purpose. It is something that cannot be helped so this is much more legal than any of the other reasons around.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:40:03 +0000

A landlord who still locks a tenant on a lease agreement even if his body and health go against the conditions offered in the apartment complex is just heartless.