u/seafoamlatte

Hi all. Just looking to see if there is much I can do in this case.

I signed a lease on an apartment while abroad (I know, I know... I didn't want to a definitely regret it now but I needed a place to move in to right away when I arrived for personal/med reasons. What a headache...)

I was warned there was an odor around my apartment. I asked a lot lf questions but was told that it was a faint smell that was "like chicken feed." So having smelled similar before and after asking questions about the kind of smell I signed.

What I wasn't told was that there were warnings at the train station about this offensive odor. It doesn't smell like chicken feed, but hot garbage. It triggers my migraines like crazy and (despite being told that no it wouldn't) gets inside the rental even with all doors and windows closed.

Its some scummy realestate company of course... I was just wondering of there's much I can do legally since there is no way I can live here for an entire year.

I'm probably sunk and will have to cancel and pay the fees, but I feel like them saying it was faint and smelled like chicken feed was a bald faced lie and it just sucks if they can get away with it legally.

Thanks for any insight you might have.

edit: Its Yahiro. Thanks for the ideas. Obviously I'm not a legal wizard so its just about if their discrepancy differs enough from what they told me to be legally reprehensible.

Hey all. Incoming TJET here.

I was a formet TJET, but times have changed and I am really struggling with my Able agent. I haven't been shown any viable apartment, and I have a medical condition which means I really cant afford to be without housing in the Japanese summer heat.

Is anyone else having trouble getting housing? I've reached out to other agencies as well but sl far its a bust and thr JET Help email also hasnt offered any suggestion other than saying Able is working on it, then my agent just told me he is going on parental leave.

With just over a week to go, I am feeling overwhelmed by the housing situation. Any advise would be great.

Edit: I'm in my 30s and really don't want a sharehouse if I can help it as I have people who want to visit.