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My husband and I have signed a lease to move into an apartment in Morristown on 11/27 and we have already terminated our current lease to move out on the same day.
Yesterday (11/22) we received an email from the property manager saying that we will not be able to move in until 12/3 because the inspector doesn't have time to check the apartment. She didn't offer any solutions for our current situation. I know there is no way we can extend our current lease bc the new tenant is going to move in on 11/27. At this point, can we ask for hotel/storage/transportation expenses to be covered by our new landlord? Are they bound by laws to do that because they break our lease?
id first call them up and make a big fuss that you have no place to stay and you paid movers to take your stuff and you signed an agreement with them to begin on that date, blah blah blah!! sometimes that's all it takes. do it now.
and don't ask for hotel/storage money, demand it. you aren't really trying to get it at this point; you are trying to let them know that you are going to be a big headache for them if they don't give you the space on the agreed upon date. if they deny you, then you go to their office and make a scene. stand up on the property managers desk and drop a deuce. im not sure if threat of legal action would work unless its a threat that makes sense. people are always threatening legal action and as a business you know which threats have headache potential and which dont.
Generally, yes. If they cannot perform their part of the lease then they have to cover your damages as the result, which would include hotel and storage. But I agree that the first move should be to make a stink, that beats going to court 18 months later to try to get them to pay you back.
Thanks so much everyone!!! We called her yesterday and she said we could work something out (we mentioned about the storage and hotel). Now we are just waiting for her to hear back from her supervisor... Will keep everyone posted！
i hope you dropped a deuce on the property manager's desk. anyone can walk into an office and make a scene; but taking a dump shows you really mean business.
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