This is a tough fact pattern and I think a judge could validly rule either way. Let's start with whether the lease has a clause that claims it is...

None of the conditions you mentioned is a legal reason to terminate the lease early. I suggest you talk to your landlord or mgt. agent so see what...

There is a rather strict law about informing tenants of what will be, and then what has been, deducted from a security deposit. From memory, that...

The lease initially controls and I'm sure that under the lease she would be entitled to apply the sec. dep. to the remaining month in your lease....

I'm not saying don't do it as you might very much want this apt. However, in DC, it is illegal to charge more than 1 mo. security deposit and 1 mo....

You need a New York attorney to answer this question. Change your location from Wash., DC to New York and re-post.

You have already violated the probate laws by paying your brother's debts willy-nilly. Your POA lost it's authority when your brother died and you...

It sounds like you may qualify for one exception to the "tenant for life" rule in DC, and that is taking your rental property off the market. If...

As atty. Sternberg stated, you will need to start a probate action. That is not an event, but rather, a process that takes many months. You will...

Based on the facts presented, you have met the req'ts. for terminating a lease early. There may be other facts not apparent in your scenario,...