What to do about a new lease if the term is longer than I was told?
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What to do about a new lease if the term is longer than I was told?
I signed a 7 month lease for an apartment this year. After signing the lease (before moving in)they needed us to sign the lease again because the apartment that had originally been assigned us to needed remodeling and wouldn’t be ready for move in, also because they had made an error on the original. They stated that the new lease I was signing was corrected and that it was still the same as the original, a 7 month lease, just in another apartment building. We have been living here for 5 months. I called the office to find out the move-out date and they said I had signed a 12 month lease and refuse to fix the problem. What do I do?
Asked on October 25, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Arizona
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
This is an issue of fraud. Although you are obligated to know the details of the 4 corners of the document, you were defrauded into signing a longer lease. I hope you kept a copy of all communications you had with this landlord/management company and the previous lease. Explain you consider this fraud and the lease void as you did not have a meeting of the minds and you will be reporting them to the consumer protection agency in your county or state that handles landlord tenant issues.
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