Can my former landlord charge me rent for the whole month if I was not there and I was gicen a noticeto quit?
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Can my former landlord charge me rent for the whole month if I was not there and I was gicen a noticeto quit?
I was given a notice to quit stating I had to be out by the 4th of this month. I was moved out of the apartment on the night of the 31st and left the keys at the property. I had my husbands car towed off the property on the 1st. The leasing office had my credit card info on file for rent paymentsand used it to charge the entire months rent for this month. Can they do that if they knew the apartment was vacated (which she admitted she knew on the phone)?
Asked on February 10, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Alaska
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The former landlord that you are writing about can do what he or she did. Whether that is legally permissible is another matter. In your situation, if you were given notice to vacate the unit you were renting by a certain date and you did so where all rent was paid up to date, it is legally impermissible for your former landlord to charge you for a month's rent when you were not in possession of the rental.
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