[RPPTL LandTen] Residential lease question

[harry at evict.com]

The law does not provide the tenant a way to get out but when put in front
of a judge, it is always a gamble. I always recommend to my clients to just
let them go even though most likely they brought on the shooting themselves.
Most of these cases are drug related and robbery issues so we are not
dealing with a good person. If you try to stick it to the person, they will
leave anyway and if they don't the other residents in the building will have
some grounds to leave as this can happen again and endanger them.

 

Harry

 

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[mailto:landten-bounces at lists.flabarrpptl.org] On Behalf Of Scott W. Dibbs
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:54 AM
To: RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee
Subject: [RPPTL LandTen] Residential lease question

 

I am hoping someone can provide me with some quick guidance.  I freely admit
that I don't do any residential lease work and am not that familiar with the
Residential LL/T Act.  

 

Facts-  A tenant signed a residential lease.  A couple of months into the
lease, someone (presumably a stranger) broke into the apartment and ended up
shooting the tenant.  The tenant now in the hospital with serious injuries.


 

I've been asked whether the tenant has any grounds on which to get out of
his lease.  I haven't seen the lease, but I doubt it would provide the
tenant any clear remedy in this case.  And clearly there are a bunch of
missing facts.  I'm really just trying to get a sense for the potential
arguments-- statutory or otherwise-- that might be out there, if any.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts you may be able to provide.

 

Scott

 

 

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