Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Can i get out of my lease due to false advertisement?

When I signed the lease, the agent said that were was a restaurant and workout room in every apartment, they advertise (on their website too) that its a gated apartment complex with 24/7 gatehouse attendant.





There is no restaurant, it is gone, appartnely gone before we even signed the lease (without our knowledge). There is no work out room, as advertised that there is a working room in every building, there isnt in ours. One enterance is gated with 24/7 doorman, the other isnt, the gates are always open with no one watching it, anyone and everyone does get in from the side.





and then little things, like they advertised tennis courts, but theres no nets and the ball doesnt bounce on the courts. and they said theres a stamp machine, and its gone.





Weve been calling/emailing and going inperson for weeks to get a copy of our lease, they said they would mail it, they never do.





and there are a thousand more problems, which yahoo answers does not have enough room to type. lolCan i get out of my lease due to false advertisement?
First off...never sign anything without demanding a copy then and there. Second...didn't you check out the property BEFORE you signed the lease? What is advertised and what you signed up for can and may be two different things.Can i get out of my lease due to false advertisement?
You may be able to get a reduction in your rent. Did you tour the complex before you signed the lease? If all the things the complex promised you are making a large difference to you, then by all means ask them to break the lease. The only thing you could sue them for would be to dissolve your lease.
Move out if you don't like it and it was false advertisement. Tell the owner and tell them why. They should understand. If they say no, then say F.U. I want my deposit back. If they still say no, tell them that they will be hearing from your lawyer, which will cost A LOT more because they will charge the owner legal fees....that usually does it.
First, I'd talk to them. Either they will allow you to break the lease, or get a reduction in rent. Sounds like the place is not well maintained, so make sure you document all the problems with the place in writing and pictures before you are there too long. Most tenants don't bother doing this, but they should.





Make sure you document all these things before they have a chance to remove it from their site. Were these things listed in the lease? If so, you definitely have a case. Otherwise, you'll end up going to court to get your deposit back and sue them for some sort of compensation.

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