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Default How does a person with a disability get out of a lease? - 01-17-2009, 11:21 AM

This is someone whose living conditions have become unbearable for them. The landlord cannot meet their needs. Some of it is specific to the tenant's disability and age. Is there a letter format?We want to write the landlord and try to break the lease.
   
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First you need a lawyer. If you stand a chance, he will write it.Locate the public defender if you can't afford a lawyer. Probono...
   
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Default 03-08-2009, 02:02 PM

If there is a support group nearby for the disability of this persoin, they can help. Example: National Diabetes Association, United Way, your city/county Independent Living Council, National Multiple Sclerosis Society - look in the phone book. Also try your local Legal Aid.
   
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Default 06-05-2009, 01:49 AM

Generally, you can't get out of a lease just because your circumstances have changed. The only hassle-free way to get out of it is if the lease states that the landlord will accommodate a tenant's disability, and then he/she fails to do so. But unless the landlord has failed to hold up his/her end of the lease, it's going to be a hassle to get out of.If the landlord hasn't done anything to break the lease, then the next thing to do is see if there are terms in the lease for how to get out of it. For example, some leases might say you can break the lease by paying half of what is still due on the lease. So check to see if the lease spells out terms for how to end the lease.If there are no terms for breaking the lease, then you will have to negotiate with the landlord and just hope that she/he won't be a jerk and will offer you decent terms for getting out of the contract. However, he/she is under no obligation to so so. If he/she does allow you to break the lease, that's when you want to get something in writing. Make sure the terms that you've agreed on are written, dated, and signed by the landlord. You can initiate this negotiation process with a letter, but you can also just call the landlord or meet with him/her face to face. There is no particular kind of letter that you need to write, but I would suggest you be honest and un-demanding. You want to get the landlord to understand the situation and be willing to work with you. Since the landlord does not have to do anything to let you out of the lease, be as nice as possible.Good luck!
   
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