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Can you get your deposit back if you haven't signed a lease yet?
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoYou should be able to get your deposit back. You would only get the first-month's-rent back if the landlord manages to rent it to someone else for that month. It doesn't matter that you never signed anything - you created a contract when you gave him the rent.
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∙ 11y agoNormally a lease is not signed until the deposit has been paid. So if you do sign the lease when you have not moved in or paid the deposit, you have the advantage and are probably not obliged to continue the tenancy.
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∙ 15y agoThat would depend on the terms of the lease.
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Does the landlord have to give back security deposit if tenant refuses to sign lease but moves in?
Normally a security deposit is paid before the lease is signed. Once your lease is mutually signed then you have the right to move in.
Can you break your lease if you never moved in?
Well, there is nothing to stop you from breaking the lease, however, the renter does not necessarily have to give you back the deposit (if there was a deposit required).
You have signed an application for an apartment and given the deposit and also the first month is it possible to cancel it?
If you have not signed a lease then yes, you are not tied down. But you may lose your deposit and/or your hold. But you should be refunded your first month's rent. If you have signed the lease than its a diffrent story. You can not back out of a lease unless the appartment ownership lets you. It is noramally a large fee (around $3500 in some instances). Take care
Can you break your lease?
You can, but you will probably not get back your security deposit.
Can you get your deposit back if you only signed an application not a lease?
Yes, although the landlord might claim that taking the money created a contract, and therefore argue that they can use it for the first month's rent.
At the end of a car lease do you get your downpayment back?
No, you do not. It's a down payment, not a security deposit.
If you have a lease on a house but your mother is sick in another state and you need to move back to take care of her can you break the lease and get your deposit back?
No. You mother's illness is not your landlord's fault.
How do you get out of your apt lease?
If you have a lease agreement with a fixed term (Example: a typical 12 month residential lease agreement) then you cannot get out unless you get the Landlord's permission.
Can you get your security deposit back if you signed a lease but the landlord has not signed yet and move in date is in 3 weeks?
Technically, yes. If you never took residency (and never accepted keys to your unit), there could not possibly be any damage that was caused by you. However, you may wish to worry about fees involved in breaking a lease - you may have to forfeit a month or two's rent!
If a contract has been signed and a deposit paid can the landlord back out of the deal?
No.
Can you get your security deposit back if you break the lease halfway through?
If you were to break a lease for legal reason then it is possible to get your deposit back in most cases. Some legal reasons can include infestations of vermin, noisy neighbors, or criminal activity.
Do you get a security deposit back if you don't give a thirty day notice as per the lease you signed?
you didn't say where you live but generally yes you can the ddeposit is just to cover damages that may have happened while you lived there it is not to be use for any unpaid rent they have to go to court for that and you still have to give 30 day notice on a month to month
