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When my dad became terminally ill and I had to move back to where he and my mom lived, my landlord refused to let me out of my lease. So I ended up paying for an empty house for a year. He simply refused to re-let it, even though he could have easily done so. Nor would he allow me to sublet! I could have really used that money for my dad's hospital expenses. Because of that jerk of a landlord, I paid more than $12K in a house I never lived in. Of course, he found a reason to keep my deposit money, too, when I never even moved in.
I realize that this is inconvenient, but do you really want this woman to forgo her education to move into the house? My family had rental property when I was growing up, and my dad was always very benevolent about letting people out of the lease when they had a good reason for needing to do so. Most of the time, they could no longer afford to pay the rent.
Sounds like you were taken advantage of probably could have done something to mitigate your loss.
Sounds like you were taken advantage of probably could have done something to mitigate your loss.
I agree. It definitely sounds as if Melissa should have taken the landlord to court. I am sorry you went through that, Melissa. If it isn't too late, you might still want to take that landlord to court.
Sounds like you were taken advantage of probably could have done something to mitigate your loss.
Oh, I know that I was. But after my dad's death, this was not something that I felt like dealing with. Caring for a terminally-ill parent takes it all out of you. Sometimes it helps just to let go of the things that you can't control. Besides, the LL saw that I was a soft touch. I paid the first couple of months rent without any complaint (lease was for a year) even though I never lived in the house. I didn't know what was going to happen with my dad. Once I knew, I did tell the LL, but he was a real jerk about it. He threatened to make my life just miserable enough so I kept paying ... Also, Texas law favors LLs over tenants, almost all of the time.
I signed a lease contract in the state of Pennsylvania and sent it via email to the landlord. My signed lease page didnt have the landlord's signature on it. Within a period of about 7 hours, I emailed the landlord to tell him that I was needing to pull out of the lease agreement. I didnt make a deposit on the property and there was no final copy with the landlord's signature included.
Do I still owe a deposit?
I signed a lease contract in the state of Pennsylvania and sent it via email to the landlord. My signed lease page didnt have the landlord's signature on it. Within a period of about 7 hours, I emailed the landlord to tell him that I was needing to pull out of the lease agreement. I didnt make a deposit on the property and there was no final copy with the landlord's signature included.
Do I still owe a deposit?
First, understand that your signature binds you to the contract whether the LL signs it or not. All he has to do is accept it.
So, you might not owe the full deposit but you could owe rent until he finds a tenant to replace you.
A lot depends on a variety of factors and how the dates work out.
I'm sure he will let you know if he wants any money from you.
If he does, please start your own thread.
Necro-posting on an old thread is very annoying.
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