Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

in may of 2010, i entered into a rental agreement with williamsburg commons apts, here in jacksonville, fl. having read the application and signing, i took possession of the apartment with the first month being free. my fiancee moved in and they told me i would have ten days to remove him or have him added to the lease or they would start eviction proceedings. he tried to be put on the lease but they denied him because he has a felony crime of violence that occurred when he was twenty yrs. old. at the time of trying to be added to the lease he was sixty-one. the application stated that as long as the felony was no more recent than ten years, the applicant would still be considered. yet they said a crime of violence was a crime of violence despite the fact that he has been gainfully employed since his release in 2004. he helped me to pay the bills and would have helped with the rent had they not threatened us with eviction. it was either leave or wait a few more days and be put out, so we left. we had only been in the apartment for the first month which was free. we were going into the beginning of the first paid month when they wanted to evict. we were there two weeks into the second month. they rented it back out the next week after we left and now want 3,176 dollars. they kept the 250.00 sec. deposit and i am willing to pay for the first month, but should i be held responsible for a debt i was bullied into? numerous calls to their corporate office led me to three different receptionists who kept telling me the person i needed to speak with was in a meeting or away from his desk, and messages to return calls went unheeded.

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