Refund due on broken lease

[mwilhite]

My wife & I broke a lease on an apartment in San Antonio, TX. After all the penalties and accelerated rent was paid, the apartment re-rented and we are due a refund of about $400. It should have been sent to us in December but as of Jan. 4, 2010, we still don't have it. My questions are: Is there a time limit for how long they have to refund our money? Does Texas impose any penalties to the landlord for being slow in returning our money?

 

[mightymoose]

Have you contacted the property owner and asked for the refund?

 

[mwilhite]

Yes...my wife said the check was going yo be mailed last week (according to the corporate office) which obviously didn't happen since it's been over a week and we still don't have it.

 

[mightymoose]

Personally, before getting too far ahead, I would get on the phone with them again and confirm the check was sent and the date it was sent. It was a holiday period... it is possible the check just didn't get in the mail as soon as they told you it would.

If it doesn't show up in a couple days and they give you the run-around on the phone... sharpen up your pencil and write them a friendly letter politely requesting they send the check so that you don't have to sue their butts.