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    Question Rights At The End Of A Lease

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: AL

    Almost 11 months ago I paid a year of rent in advance. My wife and I thought we may be purchasing the home at the end of the lease and wanted a fence put up in the backyard. The owner agreed to put up the fence provided we paid for the materials ($1500). After living in the house we have discover that the owner/builder did not seal the foundation correctly and water is seaping up through the would floors leaving black stains and what we suspect to be Black Mold - repairing this issue would make the home unliveable until it was completed.

    My questions involve 1: is the fence legally mine to take with us when we move since we paid for it?

    2: We are planning on moving the end of this month because the Black Mold is affecting our health - do I have any legal rights to demand a refund of the unused rent?

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    Default Re: Rights At The End Of A Lease

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    is the fence legally mine to take with us when we move since we paid for it?
    Absent an agreement to the contrary with your landlord, it's a fixture and fixtures ordinarily become part of the property.
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    2: We are planning on moving the end of this month because the Black Mold is affecting our health - do I have any legal rights to demand a refund of the unused rent?
    You should give proper notice of the termination of your tenancy. If you try to avoid paying rent, and your landlord pursues you in court, you can attempt to defend against the claim or counterclaim, but "I think there may have been black mold" isn't a sufficient defense to paying rent.

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