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    Tenant Rights: Have You Been Constructively Evicted?

              One month into Adam’s lease he starts to notice maintenance and/or safety issues with the house he is renting.  After a rainstorm, Adam finds a few leaks in the ceiling.  The windows in his house do not close all the way, and he was electrocuted once when turning on the garage light.  He then begins to have respiratory issues and notices mold in the den and bathroom ceilings.  Adam notifies his landlord of these problems and the landlord assures Adam the issues will be fixed promptly. Several maintenance professionals come to the house but do nothing significant. Days or weeks pass and, despite repeated assurance from…