Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Is it legal to break a rental lease if you're diagnosed with stage 4 breast and bone cancer and cannot safely handle stairs in California?
Asked on 9/24/09, 4:56 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson
Nelson & Lawless
No. It may provide you a sympathy reason for the landlord to allow you out.
Answered on 9/24/09, 5:05 pm
Bryan Whipple
Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law
No. The risk of changed circumstances is almost always placed on the party whose circumstances changed. Similarly, the landlord has no right to break the lease and kick the tenant out because the landlord suddenly needs that house for health reasons, or any other.
Answered on 9/24/09, 5:13 pm