Top mistakes renters/tenants make when trying to break their lease Don’t make the same mistakes yourself! 1. Renters vacate the apartment without providing any notice to the landlord. In most states, a notice of intent to vacate actually shifts the burden to the landlord to attempt to rerent the apartment. Generally, if the landlord rerents [...]

If you stay too long in an apartment that you think is unfit for habitation, you can hurt your chances of arguing constructive eviction and breach of the warranty of habitability. In the case of Bogner v. Titleist Club, LLC, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 6904 (December 29, 2006) Wood Co. App. No. WD-06-039, the tenants [...]

Q: I moved into an apartment in Ohio back in April 2007. I asked all the questions about safety, maintenance and security. I was told that the property had no problems in over two years. I was also told that the gates to the parking lot were down every night at midnight. The manager continued [...]