Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Connecticut

We gave $200 to hold an apartment. Due to Hurricane Irene, we didn't move in that weekend. Our month would start on 9/1 anyways. We went there on 8/29 and the place had been flooded, electricty cut by the town, boilers damaged, but most of all the yard was swamped with sea water and 2 large trees fallen. We had to extend our rent where we currently are, and we decided the new place could pose a possible health threat to our girls because of the yard and molding in the basement due to flooding. We told the landlord that we are no longer interested and want our 200 back, she wants to sue us for the lost month. She claims that since she lost from the damages to her property, we should lose too. We are not the home owners, and doubt we should be responsible for what happened to her property. We never signed anything, it was pretty much verbal, until the day we were going to move in. Is this valid in small claims court, or should we just consider our $200 lost?

Asked on 9/26/11, 8:00 am

Linda Subbloie Linda A. Subbloie, Esq.

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It sounds like the place was uninhabitable so I would think a court would give you back the money.

Answered on 10/04/11, 1:25 am

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