Okay, so this is quite the interesting situation (for me at any rate). My previous apartment complex gave me a call today (I moved out two days ago) telling me that I will have to pay them two months rent. This was quite the surprise to me because I was under the impression that since I moved out, I stop paying them. I was wrong. At my apartment complex, apparently you need to provide them with a 60 day notice in writing that you are moving out, which is my problem. About 65-70 days ago I went into the apartment complex office to speak with a leasing agent about me moving out, and I informed them that I will be moving out when my lease is up and she said that she'd "put it in the computer", which she didn't.
Fast forward to today, I get a call saying "You didn't provide us with 60 days notice in writing, so you have to pay us for 2 mo (60 days) worth of rent". Well, this made me mad because I verbally informed them and the leasing agent didn't inform me that they need it in writing (I just found out today). When I was moving out, about a week before I was to move out, I went to the office and spoke with a different leasing agent who told me that they didn't have my notice on file but that's fine, just write up a notice and back date it to April 1 (I moved out on June 13th). So I listened and wrote the note. So today I get that call from the manager and she informs me that I'm in big trouble for back dating a letter, and I owe them that 2 months rent. So, any suggestions as to how to fight this? I do plan on taking them to court and my fiance's father is a contract lawyer so he's on this case also. Thanks!
Fast forward to today, I get a call saying "You didn't provide us with 60 days notice in writing, so you have to pay us for 2 mo (60 days) worth of rent". Well, this made me mad because I verbally informed them and the leasing agent didn't inform me that they need it in writing (I just found out today). When I was moving out, about a week before I was to move out, I went to the office and spoke with a different leasing agent who told me that they didn't have my notice on file but that's fine, just write up a notice and back date it to April 1 (I moved out on June 13th). So I listened and wrote the note. So today I get that call from the manager and she informs me that I'm in big trouble for back dating a letter, and I owe them that 2 months rent. So, any suggestions as to how to fight this? I do plan on taking them to court and my fiance's father is a contract lawyer so he's on this case also. Thanks!
