Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Apartment Issues

My husband and I signed a year lease in December, 2007. We were happy when we first moved in, until the summer came. We then noticed that the so called luxury apartment had a bug infestation. Not only were there bugs all outside our apartment, but they were all coming in too. My husband and I have bought bug defense to help the problem, but it hasn't made a difference. We have contacted the manager of the apartment and put in numerous work orders. They have sent pest control people over, but it hasn't solved the problem. These bugs are caused by bad garden keep up and is the apartment managers fault. The bugs have spread all over the apartment complex and is a huge problem. I would like to know if this is a valid reason to break a lease or not. We are being charged 1,000 reletting charge for breaking the lease early. For the past two months, I haven't invited friends over b/c of the embarrassment of this problem. Is this bug infestation a valid reason to break the lease?


Asked on 6/20/08, 7:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Apartment Issues

Very unlikely that the bug problem would constitute what the law calls a constructive eviction and provide you a basis for terminating the lease early without penalty.

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Answered on 6/21/08, 10:44 am


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