Yes you have to follow the terms of the lease. You are however entiltled to a copy of it, and I owuld ask for it. Some leases will include a clause that gives the renter the option to break the lease early if 30 written notice is given. Some rental companies will also allow a lease to be broken if they are given enough notice to rerent the place before the current residents vacate. I would get a copy of the lease and see how it reads and if any of these options are available to you!
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).
Technically, yes. If you never took residency (and never accepted keys to your unit), there could not possibly be any damage that was caused by you. However, you may wish to worry about fees involved in breaking a lease - you may have to forfeit a month or two's rent!
a multi story apartment I assume you mean an indivual apartmen is one that is usually a penthousewith two floors entertainment on the lower floor and bedrooms on the top floor. these are the most expensive apartments to rent, lease or buy in the building. If you meant how many stories in the building than everything I wrote before was a waste because you will never understand it. And odds are that you will never live in one too.
Yes, if you have not fulfilled the terms of the lease. For instance if you moved out during the term of the lease, you would be liable for ALL the rent due for the entire term of the lease even though you had moved out. You may also not have given any notice required by the lease and thus be liable for the rent during this notice period. You may also have neglected to inform the landlord in writing that you wished to end the lease in which case you are still bound by the lease. Understand that a lease is a binding contract it gives YOU certain rights but it also requires you to pay the rent due to the landlord.
Generally none. If the tenant continues in possession once the lease term has expired he would be deemed a tenant at will, or a month-to-month tenant (if the rent is paid monthly) or a week-to-week tenant (if the rent is paid weekly). The frequency of rent payments determines whether the tenant is month to month or week to week, and also the notice the landlord must give before requiring the tenant to move. If its month to month the landlord must generally give one weeks notice to quit if he wants the tenants out. If you would feel more secure with a lease you might have to move. Many people never sign a lease after the first one expires and continue on a month to month basis.
No you never ever sign anything that says you have received something when you have not.
Compensation should be made for the problem, but if the lease is signed, it is in force. Check with your state for the possible remedies you have for failure to have a habitable place.
A lease IS a contract. If you did not sign it, you do not have a lease.
The leae is entirely effective and subject to the BK. The terms of the lease make it so the property is provided at a later time, but the lease, as a contract and promse to furnish and a promise to pay for that property is in effect.
Was the lease supposed to be a month-to-month lease or for a year or longer?
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No, but it does have to authorized by Landlord and Tenant.
If you are living in the apartment then you should continue to pay the rent. Make certain to pay by by check so that you have proof of payment.
Some states have laws that preserve a lease (like, for a year, not month-to-onth) after a sale. There is a strong legal argument that if the buyer was aware of the lease at the time of the sale, he is bound by it. But, no, unless the lease says that he can't sell (and, I've never seen one that does), nothing prohibits the landlord from selling.
If YOU, his legal spouse, signed the lease - then he cannot be evicted. If no one ever signed a valid lease, then you can all be evicted.
Proof of residence can be shown by bills received at the address, like water, gas, electricity, etc.
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