Faulty Reliance on promise to move-in (no lease signed)

[Knox22]

At the start of the month, my roommate and I began interviewing people to fill the recently vacated space in our three bedroom unit in Brooklyn, NY. Shortly thereafter, we were very fortunate to find someone. He saw the apartment, talked with each of us, and even met the landlord. All things rent, etc. related were disclosed, but no lease was ever signed. Through both oral and email communications, a move-in date was set. The day before said date, however, he decided this was not the place for him. Do we have any legal recourse (based upon our reliance on his promise--we stopped our roommate search because of him) even though he never signed a lease or moved into the apartment?

 

[Gail_in_Georgia]

Nope. As many landlords have learned, don't take the rental unit off the market until a tenant has been found, screened and a lease signed.

Gail

 

[GTGlitter]

You don't have any kind of recourse as no lease was signed. Next time be sure to have the person sign the lease at time of agreement and collect a deposit.

 

[jharris352]

As Gail has said, No. Not even a little bit.