What legal recourse do I have after I have been approved to lease an apartment and then two days before I am to move in the Property Manager changes their mind and says no for no reason. (All my documentation, credit report, etc. was reviewed and approved).:mad:

What costs have you incurred because of this change, you can sue for losses, rental trucks deposits, utility deposits and the such

what costs have you incurred because of this change, you can sue for losses, rental trucks deposits, utility deposits and the such



And I will add if the reason you weren't accepted after being guaranteed the apartment - and I would assume you have paid the deposit and rent and signed a lease - is somehow related to race/gender you could have ground for discrimination.

If there was no written agreement, no proof of payment (rent/security) the argument will be that there was no contract to rent between you, only a discussion.

I also realized you sued a former landlord (and I realize you won) - if this surfaced it very well could have changed the mind of this potential landlord. I'm not saying it's fair; I'm saying it happens.

What is the situation?

Me and the property manager verbally agreed on 12/10/08 that my move in date would be 1/9/09 after all my documentation had been reviewed and approved. I was told to come in a week before my move in date to sign lease and leave my security deposit. It was not until two days before my move in date that I could reach the property manager (after several attempts - she was avoiding me) that she finally told me she was sorry, but I could not move in - the only explanation she gave was a vague mention there was something wrong in my credit report (even though it had been reviewed and approved in December) .

Me and the property manager verbally agreed on 12/10/08 that my move in date would be 1/9/09 after all my documentation had been reviewed and approved. I was told to come in a week before my move in date to sign lease and leave my security deposit. It was not until two days before my move in date that I could reach the property manager (after several attempts - she was avoiding me) that she finally told me she was sorry, but I could not move in - the only explanation she gave was a vague mention there was something wrong in my credit report (even though it had been reviewed and approved in December) .



I see no contract between the two of you. No question that the property manager behaved irresponsibly but I don't see a breach of contract here.

I think the argument from the other side is that when there was no contract for (approximately) 30 days you should not have made arrangements to move in.

If I had the time and energy would go to Small Claims Court for any extra expenses this cost you - not just the cost of the one move because you had to move anyway.

I just don't see that you'll win.

That's where the problem comes in - through the month of December I had repeated contact with the property manager and she never gave any indication that I would not be able to move in on Jan. 9th. She knew I was making preparations to move in on that date. She became evasive only a few days before I was to move in and was trying to finalize our agreement. I believe she strung me along up until the last minute and now I am homeless.

That's where the problem comes in - thru the month of December I had repeated contact with the property manager and she never gave any indication that I would not be able to move in on Jan. 9th. She knew I was making preparations to move in on that date. She became evasive only a few days before I was to move in and was trying to finalize our agreement. I believe she strung me along up until the last minute and now I am homeless.



That may very well be - and probably is - but I'm sure you know now that until you had a signed lease you had no agreement.

So make a list of your expenses and go to Small Claims Court - you just might win!

Thank you for your input - verbal agreements do hold up in court - and that's the least they can do is pay my expenses for leading me on.