Re: break of lease - Landlord Forum thread

Re: break of lease by dan r (pennsylvania) on November 2, 2009 @08:41

she was my neigbhors daughter and he bought the house next to him and moved his other daughter into that house.well last month that daughter left out so my renter moved into that house n stuck me good.they're problems shouldn't be my problems.what is the fullest extent i can go for here?Oklahoma is a 1 party state and i have the recordings that she verbaly agreed to the lease i mailed to her and had constantly asked why she has not mailed it to me?isn't this theft through deception or something?

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Re: break of lease by OK-LL on November 2, 2009 @08:52	[ Reply ]
OK law won't apply here, if your property is in PA and the contract was mailed to her to sign in PA. You'll have to resolve this through PA small claims court. I'd recommend you find a PA attorney if you plan to sue; the PA statute of frauds related to leases is a little different than OK's.

Re: break of lease by Anonymous on November 2, 2009 @10:51

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You would have to sue in PA since that's where the property is, so OK laws won't apply. You are right that their problems shouldn't be yours, but you should have had a signed agreement. Besides, that still wouldn't stop them from leaving, the most they would owe you for is for damages, including not giving you enough notice, which would be rent, re-renting costs (advertising, etc), and any damages done to the house. Most likely the amount would be small enough for SSC, which you would have to be there for the hearings. Take this as a lesson learned, try to re-rent and this time use good a good lease to protect yourself, and don't hand over any keys until you have everything signed and all monies paid for deposit and first months rent in cash.