Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida
my apt is serverely infested with fleas and i dont have any form of animals in my apt...i brought it the the attention of my apt complex managers and the problem still remain...all the occupants of my apt my wife and 9 months old baby have been getting constant bites from the fleas..my 9 months old baby had a strong allergic to the bite and her entire body was covered with a servere rash ..i brought it to their attention again and i was specfically told there was nothing they could do other than send the pest control... i was told by the E.R doctor to avoid my apt for a week to let the treatment they gave my baby clear up the bites and the rash...so i had to make arrangement fro my baby to stay with a baby sitter till the rash and bites clear up i ask my apt if there was a empty apt in the complex they could let us stay in and they lied and said no..so me and my wife is still in my apt getting bites..could we cant afford to make living arrangement somewhere else..
2 Answers from Attorneys
MOVE. BREAK YOUR LEASE. THE APARTMENT IS UNTENABLE. It sounds more like "bed bugs" than fleas. You cannot let your baby and wife be bitten by bugs. MOVE.
If the landlord comes after you for damages for breaking the lease, let me know, and I will put my legal foot down on their head. Seriously.
I am so sorry to hear about this. Your landlord has a duty to provide you a properly maintained place to live. This includes the extermination of bugs. Send your landlord a letter in writing telling him that if the problem is not fixed, you will have to leave. Withhold any additional rent that may be due. Start looking for a new place in case they don't move you or exterminate the bugs. Helpful information is also available at http://www.800helpfla.com/landlord_text.html. Regards,
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