Q: My son signed a apartment lease on 7/17 which stated his new address & apt #. On 7/22 at 5pm he received a email saying
his address & apt number have changed due to the first apartment not be ready. His lease starts 8/1. Is this legal? Apartment layout has changed, unit is a down grade, he already made a change of address.
A:
Advice: Forget about him "already changing his address." Why? Because he can change it again.
Focus on the facts that are relevant: Signing a lease for a specific apartment your son walked through and bargained for means that your son is entitled to move into that specific apartment--or an identical one of his choosing. The apartment "not being ready yet" is an insufficient reason to ignore or change the written terms of the lease; and it is also a pitiful defense to any legal attack brought by your son. You son also has sufficient legal grounds to renege and get his deposits back--if he wants to do so.
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