Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Georgia

Apartment Safety Issues

There was recently an armed robbery

in the apartment below mine. I am a

female living in a one bedroom alone

and I do not feel safe. I want to get

out of my lease with no

consequences since my landlord is

not providing any safety. I know that

another person in my building was

able to do it, is there a law that I can

use in order to do this as well.


Asked on 11/26/08, 5:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: Apartment Safety Issues

Generally, no. Unless the landlord was in on the robbery, they are generally not responsible for criminal conduct of others, and certainly not isolated incidents. In short, it is not a ticket for everyone in the complex to leave. As far as not providing security, you fail to state what the landlord agreed to provide in the lease. There are many complexes that have gates, security doors, or even on-site security. One generally pays extra rent for such security measures. Since you mentioned someone else was able to get out of the lease, the best thing to do is ask.

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Answered on 11/26/08, 5:49 pm


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