anyone know about the leagalities of an apartment lease?
My wife and I are renting an apartment, not a fabulous place but decent. Our lease expires Saturday. The management company dropped off the new lease renewal outside our door Friday night. That only a week before the end of our lease. The old lease and new lease both state that for renewals, the landlord needs to provide the renewal at least 90 days prior to the expiration and we have to let them know if we are going to renew or leave within 75 days. The rent increase is all over the place. By that I mean the renewal states one amount, and the online payment system shows two other amounts, one for the remainder of august and then apparently an increase in September. I want to know if I have any bargaining room to negotiate with them since they failed at providing it 90 days prior. Finding a new place in a week is impossible, but if we can still have 75 days, we might consider leaving unless reasonable terms can be agreed upon. Any one have any experience with this type of situation?
As of right now, I would like to contact a lawyer and see what my options are but at the same time, the cost may make it pointless.
Last edited by V; 08-03-2015 at 08:40 AM.
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