My future landlord just rented my future apartment to someone else! How could she??

Question

The security deposit check is already in the mail, and my roommate and I were just about to send in our signed copy of the lease, when she announced she'd found alternate tenants. I know this is probably legal, but still I'm sooo disappointed. And now how do I make sure she doesn't cash my check for the security deposit??

Answer 1

Have you told her that you have already signed the lease papers and that you have mailed her the security deposit? She sounds like a real piece of work.

I would suggest you call your bank first thing in the morning to have them place a "Stop Payment" on the check. That way you can be sure she won't try to cash it.

Good luck finding a new place. If that's what your landlord was like, you might want to reconsider being disappointed and start thinking that it's a good thing you didn't move in there in the first place. Who knows what other kinds of problems you would've had, if that's how they treat their future tenants.

Answer 2

stop payment on the check at yours or your room mates bank and she will not be able to cash the check