Q: paid $650.00 rent for 4 years, checks cash & cleared bank. landlord says our rent was $675.00. want to pay back $1200.00
do we have to pay the back rent
A: The answer to your question is: It depends on the facts you have not provided. What was the arrangement for your occupancy? Was there a written agreement? What did it specify for the rent? If no written agreement, what was the oral agreement? What evidence of that oral agreement do you have? Were there any communications between you and the landlord regarding the rent?
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