Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
Breaking a lease
Under what grounds can one disolve a lease in NYC without penalty, or what penalties apply?
Asked on 5/25/05, 9:17 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Loeb
Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb
Re: Breaking a lease
Generally you can't. One situtation you can is when the conditions of the lease hold are so horrible as to make it impossible to satsify the purpose of the lease, this is the concept of constructive eviction.
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Answered on 5/25/05, 9:46 am