Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

The apartment I live in was burglarized and ransacked last week. It turned out to be one of the other tenants 17 year old son. I have lived in the complex for almost ten years. I moved to a different unit March 2010. At that time the landlord asked me to sign a 2 year lease. I don't feel safe anymore. Can I break the lease without facing the possible penalties?


Asked on 4/19/11, 2:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
George Shers Law Offices of Georges H. Shers

Without more information showing that the problem is likely to occur again, one incident does not seem sufficient to justify a breach of the lease, especially since the criminal responsible was caught so not able to commit the same crime for a while.

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Answered on 4/19/11, 11:07 pm


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