A lease IS a contract. If you did not sign it, you do not have a lease.
Was the lease supposed to be a month-to-month lease or for a year or longer?
Normally leases are not signed until the day of moving. If the home was not ready to be moved into then the landlord should not be presenting the lease to be signed, and the tenant should not sign it until such dwellings is ready.
If u pay first and last but didn't sign a lease or didn't move in can u get full payment back
Well, there is nothing to stop you from breaking the lease, however, the renter does not necessarily have to give you back the deposit (if there was a deposit required).
In Texas, you can only get your deposit back if your application is rejected and/or you have 3 days from the date of application to chane your mind. After that, you are not eligible to et your "application deposit" back.
Whoever signed the lease is contractually responsible for the rent. If you and the fiance signed, you're both responsible. If only he signed, only he is responsible. If only you signed, you're solely responsible.
Yes. Everyone who signed is on the hook, unless she wrote them a letter saying that she had moved out.
Does the lease say it would be ready by now? If the landlord has not fulfilled his end of the contract, you shouldn't be obligated to uphold yours. You should probably speak with a local attorney. If the lease doesn't actually specify a move-in date, then it's trickier. Again, you should speak with an attorney.
Generally speaking, after the release has been mutually signed, it is in effect, and the terms of it cannot be changed. Once the lease has been signed by both parties and the keys have been turned over to you, the tenant, the dwelling then is considered to be in your possession. As such, the landlord cannot turn around and demand a higher deposit. However, in most states, there is a rule of abandonment: if you have not moved into your dwelling in 15 days, and the rent is due, then the landlord can construe this as abandonment and can take possession of the property immediately without judicial proceedings.
No, as there is no contract until both parties involved on your end have signed the contract.
You need to check the contract you signed before you moved in. It will list all the obligations imposed on your landlord and this usually includes making sure you have hot water, heating etc. Even if the contract does not mention this - in UK law this obligation is usually implied by statute. However, just because he is liable to ensure you have this facility will not mean you can immediately terminate your lease if, say, your boiler breaks down. Obligations imposed on you by the contract will probably include immediately informing the landlord of any problems with utilities such as these and therefore allowing him the opportunity to fix it for you. If, however, you have repeatedly told him you have no heating and he has repeatedly ignored you then you may have a good case for terminating your lease. But you have to tell him about the problem first and give him the chance to remedy it.
Contact the person who is sending the collection agency after you. Tell them that you had to break the lease because you had to leave the country. See if they can work out a payment plan with you. I know that my husband and my lease says that if we move out before our lease is up we have to continue to pay rent until our contract is up or until the place is rented out. Which ever comes first. They did not tell us that when we moved in, I just read it in our contract. Good luck:)