<prompt> Human: Hey guys, Im new to this subreddit but I recently had a bit of dilemma that I need help with. Im your average college student who is low on money. I agreed with one of my friends friends called M to sublease an apartment over the summer so I could have somewhere to stay while going my summer internship. Since we werent complete strangers to each other, this is was made an unofficial sublease without a contract. This arrangement was done over the course of 1 month, so we were in the stages of finalizing things. However, when I moved in, I realized the place was infested with fleas - not just a few here and there, but visibly hopping around in the carpet and at least 10 clinging to my socks. Horrified, I let M know that I couldnt live there and ended up moving to a different place to stay for the rest of the summer. I dont know how much of the payment I should ask for back lets say the total is 1000 for the month since I didnt even stay for a night. Initially, I figured I would be nice and just pay for the months rent. However, after thinking about it multiple times, Ive come to regret tossing so much money in when M could just find another person to sublease. On the other hand, I dont want to be known as the guy who asked for 1000 back after breaking off a finished deal. I also understand the difficulties of finding a person to sublease so I was thinking I should just ask for part of the money back. All advice and suggestions are welcome! I may be being a bit of a doormat here but I just need some confirmation on how to proceed. Thanks so much!  <response>: 1. You made the right call in not living in a place infested with fleas.2. Consider this a life lesson as to why its never a good idea to rent a place without some sort of paperwork.Id ask for the money back for sure. A flea infestation is revolting and is something that should be disclosed. 