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Re: Tenant wants to break lease due to ant problem - Landlord Forum thread 175643

Re: Tenant wants to break lease due to ant problem by Mark Rosenfeld (Maryland) on March 22, 2009 @16:26

                              
I agree with the previous replies, a lot depends on what your lease states. My sense of the situation is, these people have some other reasons to want to move out. If the lease is still in effect, I believe they are in breach of lease if they try to move out. Most states have some sort of legal protocol for health/safety concerns that are not addressed in a timely manner by the landlord/property manager. In my experience, they almost NEVER include letting the tenant out of the lease for something like ants. (Now, if there is some kind of HUGE infestation of, say, fire ants, there might be an exception, but...)
I d check my lease. If they're still under lease, I d call a lawyer...
Hope that helps!

Mark Rosenfeld
Auburn Rose Property Services

mjrhope@live.com

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Re: Tenant wants to break lease due to ant problem by what if it was u (MD) on May 25, 2009 @13:28 [ Reply ]
what if this was ur apt? would u want to live with ants, in an apartment u expect to be pest free. Since my yard has flooded, i am in the process of dealing with ants now. ITS NOT FUN. ITS ACTUALLY DISGUSTING! And, it would be alot easier to control(maybe), if the apt is vacant. Ive tried professional help once, in the end, when we still had ants, we were told, " well, we can only control them, we cant kill them all". let him out of the lease, control the problem, then rent it again.

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