Samantha_Mundis
Jan 29, 2011, 10:03 PM
I have been renting my apt. in West Chester, PA with my boyfriend. We resigned our 1 year lease to start our 2nd year in Aug. 2010. Shortly after, some new neighbors moved in across the hall.
They play music extremely loud at all hours of the day and night. There are many people coming and going at all hours, and ongoing raging parties daily. They are rude, and slam doors constantly. They are always giving us dirty looks. The cops have been called to their apt. at least 3 times in a matter of less than 2 months. I even overheard them saying that when they find out who called, they will key their car. These boys are very threatening.
The last time the cops came was last night. There was a party, and the cops came to tell them to keep it down (around 12pm). Around 4am, the cops came back. This time it was due to a big brawl in the parking lot outside. When I left this morning, there was blood on the door and walls leading to outside as a result of the fight.
The rest of the residents in our building have complained to the leasing office multiple times. The maintenance guy said he "didn't see any blood" and hasn't cleaned it up when it was brought to their attention. The most the office has done was send out a mildly worded letter to all the tenants in our building about the noise.
I don't feel safe living here. These boys are rude and clearly have no boundaries. My boyfriend is ofter gone for work days at a time, and I (a 22 year old petite girl) am left alone. The loud parties keep us up at night, and make school and work very hard the next day.
My question is this: do we have any legal support for breaking our lease early? Since the landlord has had multiple complaints, and the cops have been called numerous times, yet still nothing has been done, is there any way to break the lease without repercussions?
If it matters: We did not pay a security deposit due to a "special" that involved having good credit.
They play music extremely loud at all hours of the day and night. There are many people coming and going at all hours, and ongoing raging parties daily. They are rude, and slam doors constantly. They are always giving us dirty looks. The cops have been called to their apt. at least 3 times in a matter of less than 2 months. I even overheard them saying that when they find out who called, they will key their car. These boys are very threatening.
The last time the cops came was last night. There was a party, and the cops came to tell them to keep it down (around 12pm). Around 4am, the cops came back. This time it was due to a big brawl in the parking lot outside. When I left this morning, there was blood on the door and walls leading to outside as a result of the fight.
The rest of the residents in our building have complained to the leasing office multiple times. The maintenance guy said he "didn't see any blood" and hasn't cleaned it up when it was brought to their attention. The most the office has done was send out a mildly worded letter to all the tenants in our building about the noise.
I don't feel safe living here. These boys are rude and clearly have no boundaries. My boyfriend is ofter gone for work days at a time, and I (a 22 year old petite girl) am left alone. The loud parties keep us up at night, and make school and work very hard the next day.
My question is this: do we have any legal support for breaking our lease early? Since the landlord has had multiple complaints, and the cops have been called numerous times, yet still nothing has been done, is there any way to break the lease without repercussions?
If it matters: We did not pay a security deposit due to a "special" that involved having good credit.