A lease purchase agreement, also known as a rent-to-own agreement, lets someone rent a property for a specified period of time with the promise to purchase it at the end of the lease term.

A property manager is required to give tenants a copy of their lease agreement, but the failure to do so in not a reason to withhold rent.

The following are some of the situations in which a tenant has the legal right to terminate a lease agreement earlier than the terms set forth in the contract.