Okay I have already payed 800 to move into the apartment 400 amonth and 400 deposit...Well do I have to pay the full 400 for the first month? And then pay again on the 1st? I just got the place yesterday and its kinda hard to pay again on the first, but I don't want to make a bad impression on the new landlord, So what should I do?
2006-10-12 06:22:21 · 14 answers · asked by Young Stupid One 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Ideally, the rent would be prorated by the number of days you actually occupied the dwelling the first month....you have moved in a bit before the middle of the month, so not sure that half a months rent would be fair.....
The only way to get the answer to this question is to ask the landlord.....reallly is a question that should have been asked PRIOR to moving in.......
2006-10-12 06:31:13 · answer #1 · answered by jrsgurl62 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be honest and ask him your question straight forward. Ask if you owe rent on the first or a month from the day you moved in.
If you appear meek and do not speak up about over paying for the first month, he will see an open door on taking advantage of the situation. Do not mention that it wil be tough to get the money so soon. Say you think you accidently over paid for the first month since you were there for only a half of the month. Maybe he feels your first month is November.
Unfortunately you should have said something before you paid the money. Usually they have a certain amount per day for deductions. I believe you shouldn't owe for the full month.
Good Luck, I hope he agrees that you shouldn't have to pay a full month if you didn't live there a whole month.
**Read your lease agreement, it should say something about days over and perhaps days under a month..
2006-10-12 06:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by galbee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any landlord with an ounce of the right thing will "PRORATE" your rent for the first month.
That means you should only pay $258.06 for the first month and continue to pay on the first each month after that $400.00.
Or you have the option of continuing to pay your full months rent of $400 on the 11th of each month.
Your rental agreement should state the date you are to pay each month.
Your $800 deposit to move in will be 100% refundable when you move, even if you stay there for the next 10 years or more.
If your landlord does not let you do each of the above then you may have to confront him/her and strongly request it but it is your legal right.
Good Luck
2006-10-12 06:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the apartment was available at the beginning of the month and you chose not to move in then, you will probably be responsible. But, if the apartment wasn't available till the time you moved in, you are not responsible for the entire month. Take the months rent and divide it by the number of days of occupancy for that month. This is what you should owe. Talk to your landlord. Unless he is a slumlord, he cannot charge you for time the apartment wasn't available.
2006-10-12 06:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by Chick with pets 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 06:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by freudenburg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what the contract language says in the least you signed. Normally, the landlord will prorate it so you only pay for the portion of the month that you occupied the unit.
2006-10-12 06:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your payment should be prorated (based on the number of days you lived there the first month) or your rent shouldn't be due until one month from when you moved in. Check with your landlord or your lease agreement for clarification.
2006-10-12 06:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well.. of course.. that all depends on when you signed the lease and in that lease.. when was your occupancy to begin.. You ALWAYS have that in a contract.. Thus, I cannot tell you until I saw the contract.. even if it was a month to month contract, there MUST be wording as to WHEN you can move in and when your rent starts
2006-10-12 06:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just ask them it is a strange world and the land lord should subsadize it, but they can do what they want, our last land lord decided to keep our deposit after we cleaned and repaired and fixed the house to new and that really made me hate renting, but it is the only way for now. I really want to buy a house now.
2006-10-12 06:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Grandma of six 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your next rent date should be one month after you moved in, not the first day of each month. It should say that in your lease or tenancy agreement.
2006-10-12 06:35:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋