Originally Posted by
rradams65
Largo, Fl.
There is a very annoying knocking sound coming from my AC unit. It is so annoying that it drowns out the television and disrupts my rest as well as my daughters rest. They had someone come look at it and he stated that a drain needed to be put into the unit below me.
I have addressed this issue with the property manager as well as my landlord and I have not received any resolution.
Do I have grounds to send a 30 day notice to vacate? I feel as though I have been asking for over 2 weeks and no one has done anything so the best thing is for me to leave.
Any advice will help.
Have you notified them in writing that the problem needs to be corrected? I'd back up your claim with any evidence you can gather.
If nothing is done within a certain number of days, then I'd give notice that you are vacating, breaking your lease. I would, however, be prepared to fight when they attempt to collect the balance on your lease. I just realized you're in Florida - Florida is tough. If you leave without cause (and that's for the Court to decide) the landlord does NOT have to find another tenant to replace you and can simply continue to charge you monthly until the lease expires.
To a certain extent the apartment has to be livable. Question is whether the loud unit makes it unlivable.