Q: I had an an attorney send me a demand letter stating I had 3 days to give them money
So details ( I’m not delinquent on rent) I have a friend who had kidney disease and was on dialysis. He couldn’t work and was on his death bed. I took him in and made sure he went to his appointments and he was on disability but it barely covered anything. His dialysis clinic let him know of a program to help him get help on his rent so he could pay bills. The clinic helped fill out this Texas rent relief to help the patients. My friend isn’t on the lease, however my leasing manager knows he lives here and asked for him to be on the lease but never pushed the matter and still renewed my lease. Now I’m being told I violated my lease and I’m allegedly subletting my unit because the Texas rent relief made an error in payment. Now my complex wants money they claim is owed to them ( which I don’t get because I’m never late) or they will get the police. I tried to contact their attorney asking for more time and ask my leasing manager which he’s out of the office. What are my rights?
A: Your rights are limited to the terms of the lease you signed. The fact that the manager may know that your friend is there doesn't change the terms of the lease.
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