Can a landlord keep pre-paid rent if you move?
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Can a landlord keep pre-paid rent if you move?
We paid 1st and last month rent with a 1 year lease. Our landlord never renewed the lease once it was up and we found another house after the expiration of our lease. In order to get the new house we had to move pretty quickly and unexpectedly. We informed our landlord as soon as we knew we were going to move but we had already paid for that month, the last month we stayed in the house. Does our exlandlord owe us the last month’s rent?
Asked on November 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Florida
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Whether or not your former landlord is contractually able to retain pre-paid rent by you for the former unit depends upon what the written lease you had states. As such you need to carefully read the document taking into account the notice requirements of at least thirty (30) days under statute for giving one's landlord notice that you would be ending your lease and moving out.
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