bandtbryant
New Member
Hi, could use some advise...
With our landlords permission we broke our lease. A new tenant signed a lease and was to move in after we left. We found out they never moved in and they were trying to find another tenant. When we asked our deposit they refused. We even explained that they had thirty days to notify us if they were keeping our deposit and never did. And besides that wouldn't the new lease void ours? (We have a copy of that signed lease.)
And then to top it off, two and a half months after moving out they sent us a letter from a lawyer saying we owe them $1675 for a month's unpaid rent, agent's fees, and the difference in rent between ours ($800/m) and the new rent ($775).
Any advise is appreciated. I just don't understand it all. My understanding would be that the people who now have a lease with them, despite breaking the lease and never moving in, would now be responsible... Am I wrong?
Thanks,
Tammy
With our landlords permission we broke our lease. A new tenant signed a lease and was to move in after we left. We found out they never moved in and they were trying to find another tenant. When we asked our deposit they refused. We even explained that they had thirty days to notify us if they were keeping our deposit and never did. And besides that wouldn't the new lease void ours? (We have a copy of that signed lease.)
And then to top it off, two and a half months after moving out they sent us a letter from a lawyer saying we owe them $1675 for a month's unpaid rent, agent's fees, and the difference in rent between ours ($800/m) and the new rent ($775).
Any advise is appreciated. I just don't understand it all. My understanding would be that the people who now have a lease with them, despite breaking the lease and never moving in, would now be responsible... Am I wrong?
Thanks,
Tammy