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Before I moved into my current apt, I was at another one that had a million problems. I had to leave/break the lease. Problems such as...
1. Stove didnt work (only had one "grill" top working)
2. Shower was leaking
3. Washer/Dryer didnt work
4. Had trouble opening the windows
5.Mailbox was jammed as well so I never received mail there, I'd just get it at my parents house
6. It was really dark in my complex, the lights were always out including the one by my door, I tried replacing the bulb but it was an electrical issue
I needed to move in asap so I gave my checklist to the landlord who said he'd take care of it. Problem is, they never did anything. I asked the maintenance guy who said he would fix it but needed to order the parts. Never happened. The manager at this apartment, also manages other apartments so he's rarely there. (rarely almost never).I waited for two months and they never did anything. I tried calling corporate, nothing. Tried calling the manager at the other apartment complexes, could never find him. I left the keys in the night drop and moved everything out. When I moved into my current apartment about 7 mths later, nothing came up about that apartment complex. When I checked my credit report. It wasn’t there either. Is there any other place this might show up? It just seems odd to me they never sent me anything or tried to reach me. I left my forwarding address as well as my phone number.
Did you check with the courthouse? They may have sued you and won a judgment (if they did, it would be on your credit report). I'm thinking they knew there were issues and were probably more afraid of you than you were of them.
Statute of limitations for debt is 4 years, so they have that long during which they could sue you. I agree with others that they probably won't, but you never know.
You should read up on the Texas state laws so that in the future you will understand how to document and substantiate the problems that lead to your breaking the lease. In all probability what you did would be indefensible if they were to sue you. You can find links to the laws in the first sticky thread at the top of the renting forum.
The landlord chose not to pursue the issue (so far)
Where I would catch you is that I check landlord references and when I called that management company, I would hear that you moved out with no notice and broke the lease.
I wouldn't rent to you, but your current landlord didn't catch the issue, so I suggest that you be happy you got a rental and like advised above, leave sleeping dogs lie. Treat your new landlord well, don't damage the unit, always pay the rent on time, and when you move out, he will give you a good landlord reference.
Not at all! Lol I just wanna know if theres some other place this might show up or if it might show up in the future.
The internet...we always report tenants that break the lease to multiple bad tenants websites which seem to hurt them a lot when others, even employers are looking them up on the internet.
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