I believe that my landlord has not lived up to her responsibilities & obligations…?
May 20th, 2011 | 
Author: ..as per Washington state RCW’s(landlord/tenant laws). Due to this I ‘m wanting to terminate my lease w/her. What do I need to do first?(“With~Out” involving an Attorney~). Where do I start? I’m lost…”H~E~L~P”?? : (…Thanks~ : )
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To nullify a contract you need to get a court order from a judge. The judge has to agree with you that the landlord broke the lease. You can represent yourself in court if you desire, but you might want to reconsider the attorney.
Take her to civil court. I don’t know how it will turn out. You can call to the court house and go try to file for “termination of lease”. It’s worth a try.
Do what she would do to you if you did not hold up your end of the lease. Send her a formal breach letting her know what needs doing and give her 14 days exc post to rectify. If its not done send her a 7 day notice letting her know that you are terminating the lease unless the problem is rectified. You need to approach an agent to see if they can help you type a formal agreement. Make sure you get a police officer, judge or minister to witness notices, keep copies, put all dates, problems and info on the notices and give her access to the property if she needs it. Shes broken the lease agreement so by you notifying her formally and then terminating all by witnessed signed notices you are making it legal.
Too vague–if there was a problem you should have put it in writing. If the problem was not resolve within thirty days, you could have deducted the repairs from your rent. Wanting to break your lease now does not stand up in court. What actions have you taken to resolve the problem/s? Did you contact the health department, fair housing, police department, utility companies, etc.?
Have you writing a letter to the owner of the complex with your concerns before now? Everybody has someone that they report to.
Yep you will need an attorney. Contracts are sometimes hard instruments to crack but they can always be cracked. The thing is you will have to show how your landlord did not fulfill her obligations with regard to the contract/lease. This is where an attorney comes in they can word things to where it will sound better and look better to a judge. Good luck, I wish you the best.
You have to have proof besides your word and go to court. You can try small claims court and sue to get your deposit back. I don’t know what procedures you need to do in your area. Call around and find out. I’ll bet it isn’t easy to do and the burden of proof will be on you. You haven’t given any particulars.