i am a college student and like everyone does i signed a lease for my apartment well ahead of time......the rental agency was one of the biggest rental agencies on our campus and very reputed so i trusted them and signed the lease for an apartment in a building which was under construction.....now a week before the move in date on my lease they told me that the building wont be ready till another month or so and they would provide some alternate place to stay.......this apartment was supposed to be luxury apartment and was priced at twice the normal price of same size apartment.....and so if they try to give me some cheap dirty dingy apt for one month can i ask them to atleast waive off one months rent ......aslo what else do you think they should do to make up for the inconvenience caused to the students
2007-08-02 09:19:22 · 5 answers · asked by J D 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
i dont want to sue them ...im just saying that what would be fair on their part to do......also this building is located right on campus so u can walk to class....but if they provide accomodation away from campus they should atleast provide us with some parking space as students cannot park on campus
2007-08-02 09:28:57 · update #1
100 bucks says that in their contract they have a stipulation in regards to the contstruciton. If they dont then you have to get all the student so form a group and file a lawsuit. If I were you I wuold just ask fo rthat months rent as they are providing shelter and you will get in to your place soon. got to be reasonable, the judge will say the same thing. Good Luck
2007-08-02 09:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Marsbar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read your lease. There is probably a clause regarding this situation. If it says you must accept a substitute if the building is not ready for occupancy, you have no option. If the rental agency is really as reliable as you say, they're not going to stick you in some dreadful pit. It's more likely it'll be a motel room.
Some inconvenience just comes along with the ride. You gotta learn to suck it up.
2007-08-02 09:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the apartment is not ready for occupancy, your lease is void. Your only redress is a full refund of any monies paid to date. The fact that unit is not ready for occupancy is beyond the control of the agency so it would be nonsense to try to sue them.
Search through their inventory of properties and find something that you like. If they don't have anything that meets your needs, look elsewhere. That's all that you can do.
2007-08-02 09:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This type of thing happens all the time with all kind of builders (home or apartment). I am sure that there is some clause in the lease that you signed that gives leniency as to the completion date. They may give some incentive for the inconvenience, but I doubt they are entitled to do so.
2007-08-02 09:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by ME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are so quick to sue and it's just a sad state and leaves a bad taste in my mouth for mankind!
Ok, if you were really inconvenienced, the I'd say 1 months rent would be enough payment.
2007-08-02 09:26:13 · answer #5 · answered by Alterfemego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋