Legal Question in Real Estate Law in West Virginia

Breaking a contract due to no heat

I would please appreciate it if someone would try and help me. In the beginning of December, I contacted my landlord and made him aware that I did not have heat coming out of the vent in my bedroom. He never called me back. I caught him putting his wrecked car in the garage behind my apartment and let him know of this again. He told me to call a heating place & to take care of it. The heating place came out and worked on the heater, but did not fix it. I contacted my landlord again and he said he would take care of it and would call back and let me know what was going on. I still have not heard from him other than he wants his rent money or will take legal action. Also, he said he would insulate the basement (nothing to do w/my room) over the weekend and never came. I believe that I should not have to pay due to not being able to stay there. With the cold temperatures, it makes it almost impossible. Also on December 5th, I contacted him about a water break and he said he would come out after the holidays. He still has not showed up. I would like to get out of my contract, do you think this is possible?


Asked on 1/21/03, 12:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Zimmerman Zimmerman Law Office

Re: Breaking a contract due to no heat

I suggest that you go to the public library, or the local law library or to a W.Va. Code source on the net and look up West Virginia Code, Chapter 37, Article 6, Section 30.

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Answered on 1/21/03, 5:38 pm


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