Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida
My husband and I rented a home on 12/9/2011. We were supposed to move in yesterday (1/3/2012). We gave a deposit, signed a lease, and had everything packed to go. We do have documentation for all the transactions. Yesterday morning, the landlord called and said he no longer wished to rent the home. He did not give a reason. He did return our deposit. However, now we have had to use any funds we have to rent a storage space and stay in a hotel until we find something else. This is making it difficult to find a new place, since we can barely save any money in this situation. Also, we had to find a kennel for our dogs and pay for that as well, since the hotel will not allow them. By changing his mind with only hours for us to figure out a new living situation, he has cost us a lot of money, as well as stress and anguish.
Do we have any rights in this situation? Even if just to recoup some of the money we had to spend due to him breaking the lease so abruptly and without cause?
Thank you in advance for any help.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Yes, you have a cause of action for breach of contract. You may have other rights under the lease but I would have to read it.
If you have a signed lease, you have to see if they violated it. It sounds like a breach of contract, and you may be able to sue them for your losses. Before you do anything more, go to an attorney to preserve and protect your rights. By doing the wrong thing, you may waive your rights.
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