Re: landlord requested keys - Landlord Forum thread 356755

Re: landlord requested keys by AnonymousFL on April 6, 2018 @20:09

Do a bit of checking into your state statutes, but in most cases a landlord cannot collect rent on you and the new tenant...so, if he does rent the unit before the end of your lease, he should refund the difference (usually prorated by the day).

However, the landlord is not obligated to try and rerent your place since you moved our early. Remember, by signing your lease you promised to pay rent through the end of April. So, if he has other units, there is a pretty good chance that he will rent those first.

Your best bet would be to talk to your landlord and ask what his current rental situation is, how likely it may be that someone else might rent it early, and how things looked to him if he did do the walk-through already (in case you can do a better job cleaning for example). Be cordial and nice though.

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Re: landlord requested keys by jannie (IL) on April 9, 2018 @18:32	[ Reply ]

I agree that the LL took advantage of the situation, thought the property was good enough to show. I suspect that LL was trying to get a jump on showing and probably won't collect or rent it until May. I believe the Tenant should have rec'd some of the rent back, but don't anticipate that. Tenant - make sure you have a memo to yourself with dates & times and conversations you had with LL when moving out. I personally think LL will try to find reasons to keep Security Deposit. I'm not very trusting :)