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The answer is probably not, but you can have the landlord arrested, or at least file charges against the person. To break the lease, you will probably have to sue in court.

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Q: Can I break my lease the landlord threatened bodily harm with a firearm?
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Can you break your lease if you have been threatened?

A contract of lease cannot be broken if the tenant has been threatened by his neighbor unless the landlord permits. A tenant can talk the matter over with his landlord.


Can a landlord break lease if tenant guest went to jail for gun on them on the property?

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Can your landlord break your lease do to a sale?

Check your laws.


Can you break your lease if your landlord refuses to fix things?

Yes, you can break your lease if your landlord refuses to fix things, as long as this is specified in the lease. Your landlord is liable for keeping the home in working order and safe. Contact an attorney to help you with the lease.


Can landlord report a break in if tenant hasn't reported this?

Yes


Can you break your lease due to cancer?

No - that's not a breach by the landlord.


Can the landlord break a lease before the tenants move in if its 28 days prior to the lease starting?

a landlord may not EVER break/violate a lease. [unless the tenant wishes it so]


What are my rights should the landord wish to break lease?

As a tenant, if the landlord wishes to break their own lease, you have the right to seek damages just as they would if you had broken your lease. The usual outcome for a landlord to break a lease is that the landlord forfeits any right to retain the security deposit.


Can i break a lease in California if you lose your job and have to move?

No. That is not a breach by the landlord.


Did your landlord break any law?

In order to know if your landlord broke any laws one would need to know more details about the offense committed by the landlord and the state in which you reside.


Is it possible to break an apartment lease if the landlord promised 24 hour security and gated community but neither are true?

If you have this clause in writing in your lease agreement and the landlord doesn't follow through then you have cause to break the agreement.