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Pregnant roommate (Real Estate & Property Law)

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:19:00 GMT

What is the name of your state? New Hampshire
My best friend of 18 years just knocked up his girlfriend of 3 months and we only found out 2 weeks after the 3 of us signed a 1 year lease. December 1st ( 1 month ago ) our landlord sold the house and our new landlord took posession. He says our lease is binding for the term and that he doesn't know if he's gonna let us leave early. Some people have told me it's binding and some people have said that because his name is not the name on the lease that we don't have any contract with him and that we are "tenants at will".
We also asked him to fix the 3 cracked windows and 2 exterior doors that are in terrible condition. Quickly; the front door is a 2 panel door with 1 operating panel and 1 panel is fixed with slide bolts. Problem is the bottom slide bolt is missing because the door's rotten. To fix this problem the old landlord sunk 2 3 1/2 inch screws through the door into the floor, and told us to put some packing tape on the cracked windows to keep the draft out and so the windows don't break more. When we told the new landlord about the problems he said he'd look into it and we haven't heard from him in over a month. These are not the only problems with the place, but they are the most glaring and annoying.
We have not yet paid January rent and are expecting to hear from him soon. How do we get out of this lease.
Thanks for reading my long-winded venting,
Bryan Wittman
Somersworth NH

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  • Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:23:00 GMT(1)
  • More emotional crap than legal stuff here.
  • Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:30:00 GMT(2)
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    Originally Posted by BryanWittman

    what does that mean? charm school? is it because I'm being crass? rude? offensive? Well I know I am, and I'm a little bitter because my very good friend barely speaks to me anymore since he started hanging out with this girl. He has alienated all his friends, all her friends, it makes people sick to their stomachs to be around the two of them. My fifteen year old sister said "What happened to Greg? it's like he's got no personality anymore." I love my sister but she's a space cadet most of the time and not real observant. This guy was a part of my family, more like a brother than a friend. When my mom calls she asks how her sons are doing. (BTW we're both 23)

    None of that is relevant to Landlord/tenant Law .
    If you want repairs ,call the local code inspector's Office and file a complaint .
    If you don't pay your rent , you are sure to be evicted and owe a lot more money .
  • Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:29:00 GMT(3)
  • Your lease is a legal contract that was transferred to the new landlord when he purchased the property. The landlord cannot kick you out nor can you get out of it because he's a new owner unless you both agreed to to cancel the lease. Whom ever is on the lease is legally responsible for the rent. By not paying your rent, your landlord can legally have you all evicted & you could be held responsible for the rent till he could re-rent it.(that could be 3+ months depending on how long it takes). Then you all will have an eviction on your credit reports & good luck in trying to find a place to live after that, never mind trying to get a loan or something!
    As for the repairs needed, send a letter to the landlord reminding him of the repairs that are needed & ask when he'll be fixing them. If no response, then contact your local code enforcement. But in no way will minor repairs like that get you out of your lease-considering they were like that when you moved in a month ago & didn't seem to bother you then!
  • Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:36:00 GMT(4)
  • I suggest you start by going to charm school...

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    Originally Posted by BryanWittman

    My best friend of 18 years just knocked up his girlfriend of 3 months

  • Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:29:00 GMT(5)
  • Try being happy for them you sound jealous and bitter.

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    Originally Posted by BryanWittman

    what does that mean? charm school? is it because I'm being crass? rude? offensive? Well I know I am, and I'm a little bitter because my very good friend barely speaks to me anymore since he started hanging out with this girl. He has alienated all his friends, all her friends, it makes people sick to their stomachs to be around the two of them. My fifteen year old sister said "What happened to Greg? it's like he's got no personality anymore." I love my sister but she's a space cadet most of the time and not real observant. This guy was a part of my family, more like a brother than a friend. When my mom calls she asks how her sons are doing. (BTW we're both 23)

  • Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:40:00 GMT(6)
  • what does that mean? charm school? is it because I'm being crass? rude? offensive? Well I know I am, and I'm a little bitter because my very good friend barely speaks to me anymore since he started hanging out with this girl. He has alienated all his friends, all her friends, it makes people sick to their stomachs to be around the two of them. My fifteen year old sister said "What happened to Greg? it's like he's got no personality anymore." I love my sister but she's a space cadet most of the time and not real observant. This guy was a part of my family, more like a brother than a friend. When my mom calls she asks how her sons are doing. (BTW we're both 23)
  • Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:39:00 GMT(7)
  • Thank you for the advice Kazzie, and it was September when we moved in and yes we did have issue with all the problems I mentioned and more, and we wrote a list and presented them to the previous landlord. He wrote a response to some of the things and fixed some minor things like stuck windows. When I wrote that the door was flimsy and could be easily broken in he said that all wooden doors could be broken easily but that it wasn't a problem because we live in a safe neighborhood.
    We had complained in writing to him and were basically told not to worry about small things like broken window panes and doors with 1/16 inch thick plexiglas in them. We will be contacting our code enforcement officer I think thanks to the advice from the people that actually gave it.
    Thanks for the advice, any more opinions are also welcome
    Bryan Wittman
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