Can I get out of my lease agreement?

Given the facts as you described them, a Court would find that the new lease is legitimate and legally binding on you. That said, there can be...

Can I testify as the custodian of records because I have held the documents since they were created?

The business records exception to the hearsay rule would not apply to your situation because (as noted above) you did not create the documents nor...

Wasn't there a home inspection that should have addressed this issue? Am I responsible for the old damage?

In addition to the other answers here, I wanted to address your home inspection question. At the end of the day, the answer is not dispositive of...

I would echo the other answers here and add a bit/highlight some important considerations. If you're on the verge of trial and you need this...

What can we do, if they insist on us paying for any difference that the insurance did not pay?

This is definitely a situation that you want to address early on and with the help of an attorney. There are many defenses available to a claim by...

Am I obligated to pay for the extermination? No prior complaints from other tenants in 15 years.

Absent something contrary in the rental agreement, the question will be whether the spider(s) render the unit uninhabitable. Generally speaking, a...

Do I owe the whole 6 months that where left on the lease or only till it gets re-rented

The answer will depend on what the lease terms were relative to terminating the lease. In general, the tenant is responsible for the balance of...

Selected as the best answer

If the leak could have been discovered by reasonable inspection by the tenant (or should have been discovered by that tenant, which it sounds like...

Statute of limitation on easement lease payments?

Without knowing exactly what the agreement looked like for the easement, it is quite possible that any claim to enforce the agreement has now...

Unsuccessful Process Service

If the original Complaint was not served in its entirety on the Defendant(s) including a required notice, then I would suggest trying to reserve...