I moved into a new apartment in a new area almost two weeks ago. I moved to be closer to school (in a large city a few miles north). I didn't know much about the area, but have heard from people in my classes and people who used to live here that it is very nice. The town itself is nice, but the apartment complex is not. I did tour the complex a couple of times, and know people who lived here, but they moved out long ago. As soon as I moved in, a few things broke down in the apartment. There are people loitering in the streets, people yelling around at night. The breaking point was when I awoke to loud rap music at 10 till 8 in the morning. I play my music sorta loud, but not LOUD - I had earplugs in, and tried to block it out. Didn't work. I'm not one to complain. I've lived in an apartment setting, and rarely were there problems. I know noise and such are common in apartment life, but I feel this goes beyond normal. I guess crime is slowly coming down from the city. As you go up the street, it gets pretty bad. I go to school in the downtown, so I'm accustomed to crime, but I didn't expect it in the southside. I've not experienced any problems other than disturbances, but there are cops all around which is not a good sign. It just amazes me because the town is very nice as a whole. I guess it is the cheaper cost of the complex. I knew this deal was too good to be true.
I went into the rentor to pick up a bill, and I mentioned the music. She said they'd put letters on the doors telling everyone to keep it down.
Hopefully, that problem will be solved, but the underlying problem remains. This is just not the kind of neighborhood I thought it would be. I knew living closer to an urban area would have drawbacks, but I didn't expect it to be quite this bad. I'm not racist, I swear, but I'm literally one of the only white people here. That's not a problem at all, I like diversity, except I feel alienated when people look at me like I don't belong here. I have a 12-month lease, which is the problem. I've seen apts. that are cheaper and further outside of the city that I think I'd like better. I can get out, but it will cost over $1000. I want to know if there is anyone who has experienced this before. What did you do? Can I cite the above reasons as a defense to leaving?
Ironically, I go to paralegal school, and just had a class in contracts. I got about a C- in it, though
. It was really general, but one thing I did learn was that for a contract to be voidable, you have to be a minor, insane, or intoxicated. I'm getting close to being the last two about now... Or, you need a defense to the contract, such as duress. There are no screwy clauses which would be a good defense, so I feel stuck. I did some brief research on landlord/tenant law, and didn't find anything glaring in my contract that would release me. I know it's my fault for getting in, but an hour's drive to the city was too much, and I felt compelled to move fast. I honestly do feel weird and a little scared about living here. If I was back home, for instance, I would've knocked on the neighbor's door to complain about the music, but here I don't want to make rifts because I'd fear for my safety. Any ideas on what I can do?
I went into the rentor to pick up a bill, and I mentioned the music. She said they'd put letters on the doors telling everyone to keep it down.
Hopefully, that problem will be solved, but the underlying problem remains. This is just not the kind of neighborhood I thought it would be. I knew living closer to an urban area would have drawbacks, but I didn't expect it to be quite this bad. I'm not racist, I swear, but I'm literally one of the only white people here. That's not a problem at all, I like diversity, except I feel alienated when people look at me like I don't belong here. I have a 12-month lease, which is the problem. I've seen apts. that are cheaper and further outside of the city that I think I'd like better. I can get out, but it will cost over $1000. I want to know if there is anyone who has experienced this before. What did you do? Can I cite the above reasons as a defense to leaving?
Ironically, I go to paralegal school, and just had a class in contracts. I got about a C- in it, though