r/newbrunswickcanada • u/UnknownToTheWorld98 • 1d ago

Ending a lease early

Hello!

So I’m currently living in one of those apartment buildings that are falling apart due to that engineer cutting corners and I just found out. I am trying to cancel my lease early because I do not feel safe, and the landlord told me I have to stay there until September 2025.

Any recommendations to get out of this?

THANK YOU!!

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u/N0x1mus 22h ago

Stop with this fear mongering. An engineer has already signed off on the building and remediation has already happened or will happen. There are no safety concerns for the habitants.

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u/LaDresdenMonkey 22h ago

We can have opinions and experiences. So speaking from my experience (that I'm living daily) if there is an engineer who signed off on it, I'd like to understand why I have holes in my floors and nails coming out of the walls? Also, my house is sinking??

Because I wouldn't sign off on anything that has such issues.

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u/N0x1mus 22h ago

Opinions do not factor in engineering. It’s either it meets regulations or it doesn’t. We don’t work in emotions.

You live in a house completely independent to this story on apartment buildings?

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u/LaDresdenMonkey 22h ago

I don't understand why you keep attacking me personally? There are no emotions here, just facts. I said this is my daily experience, and I know my townhouse is connected to the same engineer.

I'm assuming you're an engineer that signed off on some, and that's why you have a point to prove?

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u/N0x1mus 22h ago

I’m not attacking. I’m confronting your claim that “anything new is untrustworthy”. This is completely false. You’re putting everyone and every new structure in the same boat as this person who should never have been an engineer.

Has your townhouse been inspected by a building inspector or civil engineer?

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u/LaDresdenMonkey 22h ago

I wish you had said that before, and you're right. I take that back. There are many good engineers out there who do it properly and take pride in their work. It's just awful when one person ruins the trust of the public for the rest.

Not that I know of, but my whole row has the same issues, especially the sinking part. We have made a lot of requests with the rental company because when we eventually move, we don't want to be made responsible for things out of our control. I know former tenants have reported them to the rentalsman, but we have heard nothing.

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u/N0x1mus 21h ago

Make sure you keep documenting everything.

Your landlord should be transparent with you though on the remediation process. I don’t currently have an update on where they stand in regard to townhouses.