Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois
I signing a lease rental application on august 2, 2010 and put a deposit of month and a half rent. my lease starts september 1, 2010, on august 14, 2010 i withdraw the application and asks for my deposit back because i told her i need a bigger house with a garage. she said i couldn't get my deposit back is that true legally.
1 Answer from Attorneys
If all you signed was a lease application you may lose your application fee and any fees to have your credit checked. But somebody needs to look at the application and make sure that's all it is.
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