Is my lease on my rent house valid if the lease was dated " for the period of 8/1/05 and ending 7/29/06"?

Question

I thought we (me and two other friends) were signing a lease for the 06-07 year (note: im a college student and move around a lot), but i looked at the lease and we signed one for the last year dated for the period 8/05 to 7/06. I guess the people who lease us the house accidently wrote the wrong dates on the lease. Is it valid? We each signed the lease on 8/1/06, and with our signatures was that date. Could I legally move out and not pay the rest of the term's rent since the lease was not dated correctly? I'm not really looking to screw some people over, but just wondering.

Answer 1

Yes I think you could legally move out and not owe them for 8-1-06 to 7-29-07. because you don't have a valid lease for that time period.

But I hope you saved the rent receipts for the lease you entered 8-1-05 to 7-29-06. because if you don't have them, the landlord might sue you for that year.

See a lawyer if you want to play games with the landlord

Answer 2

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