MOVE! This worries me. Thieves are more likely to visit a place they are familiar with or feel comfortable.
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Originally Posted by WiccaJew
Do you think those would be grounds to break a lease without breaking contract?
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Been a long time since I had a lease, but I broke one once YEARS ago. I had moved in to an apartment complex where there was lots of vandalism and I was 99% sure the people upstairs were drug dealers. There were several fist fights both upstairs and directly outside my door. After a lot of research, I found a term called "quiet enjoyment" which meant I had the right to feel reasonably comfortable in my rental.
Sure enough, I took my concerns to the apartment manager and she not only immediately admitted they had the same suspicions (and had set up surveillance so they could evict the dealers) she also mentioned I had a right to "quiet enjoyment." She immediately offered to move me to another area of the complex or to tear up my lease - my choice.
That was a LONG time ago so things may have changed, but it might be something worthwhile to research.