- Jurisdiction
- Texas
Hi all,
In January I was apartment hunting in Texas. The manager at the property I now live in told us that it would be possible to transfer our lease to another person (if we found one, and they ran their usual background and income check). Since I moved in, he has left the company. The new manager has told me that this is not possible, and that the best they can do is add new people to the lease. We would still be liable.
I recently spoke to one of the leasing agents to see if they could get a hold of the previous manager. He did, and the manager recalls having that conversation with a few people. But he also says he recalls telling people that it could change at any time if management changes. I am confident that he did not tell us that, because the ability to transfer the lease was very important to us.
Is this simply a "he said she said" case, where since he recalls telling us it could change, we're simply out of luck? Or can we hold them to it?
If we're out of luck, are there other ways to mitigate liability if we add new people to the lease? I imagine we could ask them to take over all liability, but then it seems like our only recourse would be small claims court, which is a major PITA.
Thanks!
In January I was apartment hunting in Texas. The manager at the property I now live in told us that it would be possible to transfer our lease to another person (if we found one, and they ran their usual background and income check). Since I moved in, he has left the company. The new manager has told me that this is not possible, and that the best they can do is add new people to the lease. We would still be liable.
I recently spoke to one of the leasing agents to see if they could get a hold of the previous manager. He did, and the manager recalls having that conversation with a few people. But he also says he recalls telling people that it could change at any time if management changes. I am confident that he did not tell us that, because the ability to transfer the lease was very important to us.
Is this simply a "he said she said" case, where since he recalls telling us it could change, we're simply out of luck? Or can we hold them to it?
If we're out of luck, are there other ways to mitigate liability if we add new people to the lease? I imagine we could ask them to take over all liability, but then it seems like our only recourse would be small claims court, which is a major PITA.
Thanks!