Lease dispute
Location: Waterville, Maine
Do I have any legal ground to stand on? I rent in Maine and have lived at this property for three years now, I don’t have the physical letter that stated my rent ended June 1, but the property manager does agree that it was on the original letter, I’m worried if I “break my lease“ I won’t get back my security deposit, or if I just give in and pay a month worth of rent when I’m not going to be there is going to be the same thing as just not getting my deposit back.
This is unexpectedly put me in a very hard spot because as you all know, moving in somewhere requires you to pay an arm a leg and your firstborn child. I guess on just wondering if i’m out 1200$
Attached is an email thread with my property manager;
Thanks Sophia, Your lease does go to the end of June incase you wish to change your vacate date from the 1st.
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Hi ,
We will be vacating June 1, the note attached to our door did say that the lease ends on June 1, but I do appreciate the extension!
Thank you,
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Sophia, The date on the letter was a misprint. Non of our leases would end on the 1st of the month. I have attached the renewal summary from your last renewal. It clearly states in the top left the start and end date of the lease. It also shows monthly payments due through the end of the lease.
The biggest reason for this move was the timing and convenience of my lease being up, It’s about 2 weeks away from my move IN date to my new place and this has just caused a big wrench in all of these plans, I don’t know anything about renting laws in Maine but any help or answers would be appreciated, thank you for reading