Last month's rent

United States
October 23, 2006 5:00pm CST
We are being charged last month's rent (full month) while our landlord had another tenant move in while we still had 4 days of the month left and were not even totally moved out yet. Is this legal?
10 responses
@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
23 Oct 06
Probably not. Did you get all your possessions out or were you forced to leave them there after the other tenant moved in? If you had to leave them, I'd contact the police so you could get your stuff out. If you got your belongings out or if the police won't do anything, contact an attorney for what rights you have. Good luck.
• Indonesia
2 Nov 06
Yes, this is a good idea... Good Luck.
@stru9559 (633)
• United States
2 Nov 06
it depends on your lease agreement. He shoudl have given you a credit for those 4 days but it depends on the agreement you made when you first moved in.
@Barbrae (164)
• United States
24 Oct 06
It is probably illegal in your state. Check Tenant's Rights laws for your state. If you had a signed lease agreement and you paid for the full month, you should have sole access until your last day of your paid month. check it out.
• United States
26 Oct 06
yes
• United States
2 Nov 06
that's not legal but it will be hard for you to get your money back. you'd have to go to civil court. it might not even be worth it.
• Denmark
26 Oct 06
hard to answer...
@sunrisekn (1466)
• United States
24 Oct 06
I would check your states tenants rights online. I had a problem with my landlord and I surfed the net until I found them. Good Luck!
• Canada
24 Oct 06
If you pay for the full month, you are guaranteed the full month, unless you agree to terms otherwise. Technically, you should get a rebate (albeit, a small one) for those 4 days that you were not the sole tenant of the apartment. I'd contact the local rental tribunal for further information.
@missybal (4490)
• United States
24 Oct 06
You can call the cops anyways because the appartment is still yours for 4 more days even if it's empty.
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
24 Oct 06
Probably not, but I'm not sure what you'd gain by pursuing it. You could probably make a claim in Small Claims Court.