Apartment Legal Question

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

just parsing terms - where they stated:
"...If you fail to provide us with the required notice and you move out anyway, then the Lease term will be automatically..."

They may claim that their form is the required notice, do you remember if they gave you a copy of it when you moved in?

not a lawyer though, and like JR said, having a lawyer send a notice may be enough.

Good Luck.

No clue if they gave us one when we moved in. I don't think so, but I'm not sure. I looked through everything I signed (and they signed) and nothing stated what the written notice needed to be.

In the grand scheme of things, we're not talking about a boatload of money, about $400. The principle of it is well beyond me though, I feel like I'm getting robbed.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

No clue if they gave us one when we moved in. I don't think so, but I'm not sure. I looked through everything I signed (and they signed) and nothing stated what the written notice needed to be.

In the grand scheme of things, we're not talking about a boatload of money, about $400. The principle of it is well beyond me though, I feel like I'm getting robbed.

$400 bucks! Just move on not worth the headache. I thought we were talking a couple grand or more.

Here is a lesson when dealing with companies like this follow their rules to the T. You dropped the ball by not giving them that form fast enough so honestly shame on you.

Just recently I cancelled Comcast with in the 30 days by phone and they said you must have your equipment back ASAP. So I brought it to them that day and they gave me a receipt. Fast forward a few weeks someone calls from Comcast saying i owe $X Isaid nope her is a scanned copy of my receipt. $X removed from my file.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by mredskins

$400 bucks! Just move on not worth the headache. I thought we were talking a couple grand or more.

Here is a lesson when dealing with companies like this follow their rules to the T. You dropped the ball by not giving them that form fast enough so honestly shame on you.

Just recently I cancelled Comcast with in the 30 days by phone and they said you must have your equipment back ASAP. So I brought it to them that day and they gave me a receipt. Fast forward a few weeks someone calls from Comcast saying i owe $X Isaid nope her is a scanned copy of my receipt. $X removed from my file.

$400 means more to some than others...

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

$400 means more to some than others...

Well if $400 meant that much to me I damn make sure they had their form filled out prior to the 60 days. Just sayn'

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Well if $400 meant that much to me I damn make sure they had their form filled out prior to the 60 days. Just sayn'

Easy, everyone makes mistakes.

He probably just thought the form was a formality, by acknowledging his email I'd argue that was an official notice.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by mredskins

$400 bucks! Just move on not worth the headache. I thought we were talking a couple grand or more.

Here is a lesson when dealing with companies like this follow their rules to the T. You dropped the ball by not giving them that form fast enough so honestly shame on you.

Just recently I cancelled Comcast with in the 30 days by phone and they said you must have your equipment back ASAP. So I brought it to them that day and they gave me a receipt. Fast forward a few weeks someone calls from Comcast saying i owe $X Isaid nope her is a scanned copy of my receipt. $X removed from my file.

Their "rules" have to be documented contractually. Otherwise "rules" are more just guidelines and when guidelines get enforced as rules by a company it is almost always to the detriment of the consumer. Hence the need for black and white and not gray.

[Daseal]

Originally Posted by mredskins

$400 bucks! Just move on not worth the headache. I thought we were talking a couple grand or more.

Here is a lesson when dealing with companies like this follow their rules to the T. You dropped the ball by not giving them that form fast enough so honestly shame on you.

Just recently I cancelled Comcast with in the 30 days by phone and they said you must have your equipment back ASAP. So I brought it to them that day and they gave me a receipt. Fast forward a few weeks someone calls from Comcast saying i owe $X Isaid nope her is a scanned copy of my receipt. $X removed from my file.

Here's the problem, he did follow their rules to the T. You can only follow what is expressly published. If I get a form that says input your new address, I would also wait until I had a new address. Otherwise I'm wasting everyones time. He did exactly what you did for Comcast, everything that was expressly required to fulfill his agreement. He's currently being asked for $X and he's currently saying Nope.

The company clearly had 60+ days of notice that he would be vacating the property. They were fully aware he was moving out and knew the exact date. That was provided to them, and they sent him a RECEIPT of that fact. I don't care if it's 400, 4000, or 40 bucks. That is his money because he did everything on his end. Fight the power.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Daseal

Here's the problem, he did follow their rules to the T. You can only follow what is expressly published. If I get a form that says input your new address, I would also wait until I had a new address. Otherwise I'm wasting everyones time. He did exactly what you did for Comcast, everything that was expressly required to fulfill his agreement. He's currently being asked for $X and he's currently saying Nope.

The company clearly had 60+ days of notice that he would be vacating the property. They were fully aware he was moving out and knew the exact date. That was provided to them, and they sent him a RECEIPT of that fact. I don't care if it's 400, 4000, or 40 bucks. That is his money because he did everything on his end. Fight the power.

He is not wasting anyone's time giving the form without address just go back in fill it in afterwards.

I agree the leasing company is being a dick but like others have stated they are in the business of being dicks.