Hi guys -
I have a lease that will last until July 2015 (1 year lease). We have run into multiple troubles. The house has already failed inspection by the city due to not having smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors. Last night, the upstairs house (it's a duplex, both are owned by the same landlord) flooded their kitchen, which leaked a ton of water down into our kitchen.
We were told there were no pests in the house, but we have been being bitten by insects. They finally got an extermination crew out to check for bed bugs. There were none found on our floor but some were found in the upstairs duplex. They found carpet beetle carcasses in one room (my room, ugh freakin gross). They ended up fumigating both the upstairs and downstairs. I have still gotten occasional bites since then, so we might have other bugs too.
The walls are filled with water (the paint on the walls shows bubbles of water in them), the ceiling is still dripping, and the Management company has not responded to us yet, even though this is a semi-emergency situation. It is a very old house, so I am honestly scared of the old wood in the ceiling weakening from the water and literally caving in.
I would honestly prefer to just move out of this place at this point. I haven't been able to find anything in my lease that refers to being able to get out of my lease due to fire/severe water damage/etc., but is there any case I can make to get out of this lease as a result of all these compounding issues?
Thank you!
Edit: I'm in California (Los Angeles)
I have a lease that will last until July 2015 (1 year lease). We have run into multiple troubles. The house has already failed inspection by the city due to not having smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors. Last night, the upstairs house (it's a duplex, both are owned by the same landlord) flooded their kitchen, which leaked a ton of water down into our kitchen.
We were told there were no pests in the house, but we have been being bitten by insects. They finally got an extermination crew out to check for bed bugs. There were none found on our floor but some were found in the upstairs duplex. They found carpet beetle carcasses in one room (my room, ugh freakin gross). They ended up fumigating both the upstairs and downstairs. I have still gotten occasional bites since then, so we might have other bugs too.
The walls are filled with water (the paint on the walls shows bubbles of water in them), the ceiling is still dripping, and the Management company has not responded to us yet, even though this is a semi-emergency situation. It is a very old house, so I am honestly scared of the old wood in the ceiling weakening from the water and literally caving in.
I would honestly prefer to just move out of this place at this point. I haven't been able to find anything in my lease that refers to being able to get out of my lease due to fire/severe water damage/etc., but is there any case I can make to get out of this lease as a result of all these compounding issues?
Thank you!
Edit: I'm in California (Los Angeles)
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