Last month's rent
By tncochise
@tncochise (1)
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.
@edm2000eclipse (1003)
• 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.
@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!
@Weasel_Sponge (1069)
• 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.