Q: Building transferred ownership one month into lease, dispute over validity of deal offered by previous owners. Options?
I viewed my apartment at the end of March. I was sent a quote for a lease starting a few days into April. Part of the deal according to the leasing agent was if I filled the application attached to that quote by a certain date, I would receive $1000 off the first full month's rent (May). I filled out the application by the required date and move in... Mid-April (still under the original ownership) I receive the balance due for May, it did not have the $1000 discount. I pay by check a few days later $1000 less than what the balance showed. I confirmed with the leasing agent and manager that the amount was correct given the offer made at the time of showing. They confirmed that the $1000 discount does apply. Here is the issue, there is nothing in the quote or lease about the $1000 discount in the first full month. New ownership took over late April, they are showing I have a balance of $1000 due. They are having trouble figuring out if the deal is valid and won't honor it without proof.
A: You are in a difficult spot. If the new ownership doesn't honor the deal you'll be faced with proving that the offer existed or paying the disputed $1,000. Hopefully, the sales person will testify on your behalf.
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