Consumer Law, Warranties Breaking lease

[Marian_Wilcher]

On Aug. 7, 2009, my husband signed a lease for 2 years on a bldg. He is a pastor and the bldg will be used as a church. After further consideration we have decided that this is not a good move for the church. We gave the landlord 3,000. We would like to stop payment on the check and call the landlord tody and tell them our decision today. Is there a 72 hour law?

 

[dee_dub]

Without knowing the terms of the lease, it is impossible to say. I would speculate that the $3000 was a deposit, and this being a commercial lease, the deposit is likely non-refundable, so you are not entitled to cancel the check. If you do cancel it, you could face a lawsuit by the landlord to collect. I suggest you read the terms of your agreement closely.