We signed a lease to an apartment but din't recieve an actual tour of the apartment we would be renting. After we got the keys we went up there and found out that it was horrible. Smelled of mold, very creaky floors, walls were paper thin and we could hear a loud entertainment system through the wall. Anyways, my 90 year old grandmother who will be living with us couldn't take it. We did not move in and we turned in our keys to the office and left. The lady at the office mentioned that she would report us to corporate for breaking a lease. She said, "Good luck." But we felt decieved. We put a stop payment on the first month's rent check that included 2/5 of the security deposit. The other part of the security deposit was the $300 holding fee that we paid 20 days ago. Couldn't stop payment on that. Too late. The lease contract said that we could be held responsible for the security deposit if we broke the lease. Where do I stand legally here. Will things turn out alright for me?
2006-10-30
04:32:37
·
7 answers
·
asked by
cannonball
1
in
Renting & Real Estate