You may not break the lease because of your neighbors smoking. Most cities have established laws that would prevent tenants from smoking inside their rental units. This is normally an illegal act.
You might find out if such a law has been enacted in your city. If so your neighbors would not be able to smoke within the rental unit itself.
You may complain to your landlord that these tenants are smoking in their rental unit. Your landlord might take action by issuing a lease violation of might do nothing at all.
If it is against the law to smoke within a rental unit you might consider calling the police for this violation, however, don't expect to hear the sirens any time soon. Ia m sure this would not be high on the police list of arriving at this criminal site in a manner that would cause the sirens and expediency on the part of the police officers.
By the tenants not be legally allowed to smoke in their rental unit, it does not preclude them from smoking outside which might be under your window or close to where the smoke would still be able to penetrate your rental unit in some way or the other.
In most rental units since smoking is illegal in the rental units, the landlord or property managers had designated certain areas of the rental complex to be smoking areas.
I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck.
"FIGHT ON"
You can break a lease, but it will be you, and only you, that ends up paying for it. And a lawyer will tell you the same thing. Unless there is something within your lease that specifically states that the apartment (complex) is non-smoking. Otherwise you just have to deal with what your neighbors do. Trust me, you will always find something wrong with any sort of neighbors that you have. . . they are loud, they do or sell drugs, they have kids who run around all over the place, they block your car in, etc.
You can always break your lease, but it will cost you quite a bit of money. The fact that your neighbors smoke is not reason to break your lease without financial penalty,
If your lease contains an early termination clause, pay the fees as outlined and move.
No. Talk to your landlord about it. Many places do not allow smoking in common areas like hallways and entries. They may be able to convince the neighbors to smoke outside since it's bothering you. Unless it is a non-smoking building, hiring a lawyer will not do you any good.
Nope - if the building allows smoking in apartments - then they can do that. If the building is smoke free - then tell your manager or landlord about it.
I get headaches from scented candles and perfume. But I can't break a lease because the neighbors burn candles and wear perfume.
Not a valid reason to break lease.
Unless the whole building has been designated as a "Smoke-Free" building, you probably don't have a case.
It may be annoying to you, but other people have the right to smoke in their apartment.
Breaking a lease, which is a binding contract, will cost you money.
I say why not break your lease yourhealth is at risk
This is my second month in my apartment and my neighbors across from me smoke and the smell fills the hallway and it comes into my place, it really bothers me. I don t want to live in this place because the smell stays on my clothes and It is not good for me. My qestion can i break the lease and if yes should I hire a lawyer for that issue?
You can break the lease, but not without penalty.
doubtful - put a towel down at bottom of the door
no
