I have been trying to reassign/ sublet my apartment. My landlord is unreachable. I have called him almost every day for a month with no response. My super cannot contact him, nor can the real estate agent (though I believe the agent is lying).
I wanted to sublet/ reassign my lease. I had someone ready to do so but lost the opportunity because I was unable to clear it with my landlord.
When I spoke to the real estate agent, he told me that he would be able to help me reassign the lease or sublet, but only if the reassignee or sublettor paid a broker's fee of one month rent.
Somewhere during the process of this, my apartment was broken into. My window frame was broken. The landlord was called by myself and my super several times, and could not be reached to repair the window. The super nailed my window shut, which is my only means of escape in a fire. The window was left broken and open for a week before this, and it has now been nailed shut for a week. Still no contact with landlord.
Other problems in the apartment include unfixed plumbing and a commercial type toilet in the bathroom (the kind with the kick flusher). When my neighbors shower, I get burned in my own shower.
Are all of these reasons sufficient reason to break the lease legally? I want out immediately. I would be happy to find a lease reasignee, but the agent wants a broker's fee, and the landlord is unreachable.
I am currently withholding my rent with hopes that my landlord will contact me, but from what I am reading, this seems to be a bad idea.
Please help!!
Thanks