How can I get out of my lease?

[Andrea Ramirez]

Its almost a month since I moved into a rental property, and it has been a headache form day one. The landlord asked me to move earlier assuring the property was move-in ready, but it wasn’t.

The day I moved, I found no mirrors in any of the bathrooms, no rods or shelfs in the closets/bath, and one of the showers was not draining correctly, among other things. I tried to negotiate on why some basic necessities weren't available, but the landlord refused to work with me.

Now the oven is not working. Ive tried to reach out multiple and in many way, but not response.  His unreliability is making me take a different approach.

How can I get out of my lease, or how can I protect myself?