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I'm in CA. I wanted to hold an unit yesterday, but I couldn't pay deposit because I forgot to bring check or money order, but the problem is that I signed. And I changed my mine to not move because I think can't afford it. Can I be sued because I signed, but didn't pay deposit? If so, should I pay holding deposit now? Thank you.
To me the one collecting your paperwork is aware of not having much chance without collecting the money at the same time...Officially you owe them the sec. dep. but I never accept a signed lease without payment at the same time...
They have the copies of my I-20 form(For international student)
Are you an American citizen? If not, then a lawsuit is very, very unlikely. While it is possible to bring a lawsuit against a foreign citizen, doing so is extremely complicated, expensive, and unlikely to be fruitful. Usually these types of suits are reserved for major criminal violations, or issues with large financial consequences.
If you are an American citizen, then the short answer is "maybe". Anyone can sue anyone at any time for any reason. Doesn't seem likely, but stranger things have happened.
The call always inform USCIS and even though they won't do anything about this since it is civil, it is never good to have a complain filed against you...later if you want a new visa or anything else they have a record of what happened...better behave good when you are here as a guest.
I'm a foreigner and came here over a decade ago and always made sure to stick to the rules so nothing could ever be said about my family and looked at in a negative way...
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I would contact the landlord immediately and inform them that you will not be able to come up with the money and wish to cancel the contract. The very basic requirements for a contract are offer, acceptance, consideration and delivery.
You are missing the consideration and delivery as you hae not taken possesion. However the LL could sue you to "perform" your share of the contract, meaning to pay for any period it takes him to re-rent the property.
However, in reality it is unlikely the LL is going to spend hundreds of dollars on a shaky suit against someone with no money who hasn't otherwise caued them damages. (As a LL I will track you forever if you trash my property, otherwise I try to be fair about things.)
So the MOST IMPORTANT thing is to be nice to the LL and explain your situation asap.
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