Winter Garden, FL asked in Landlord - Tenant for Florida

Q: If a landlord transfers you to a new apartment can they extend your new lease beyond the previous end date?

We suffered interior water damage from Hurricane Matthew and the maintenance team did not promptly respond so we opted to notify the management company. We were then told they have opted to transfer us to a new apartment. Our current lease ends 2/5/17. They drew up a new agreement for the apartment they want to put us in but put the end dates as a year from 10/26/17 (when we move in). The management team keeps directing us to the property manager but she is always unavailable when we want to reach her. We would like to keep the current end date as the previous lease. We also are giving thought to just ending the current lease and going elsewhere. Is this allowed?

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Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
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  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: It is very doubtful that they can extend the lease for the purpose of fulfilling their duty to furnish you habitable premises. If they have not allowed you to move into the other premises yet, they may well be in breach of the lease, in which case you could probably go somewhere else. Give them a letter setting forth your position.

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