Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
lease/deposit
We had given a deposit and two days later signed a lease for an apartment to take effect in May. We were unable to move in the end due to personal problems. A day after we had signed the lease we notified the owner and he gave us back our money but retained $500 for losing 3 days worth of advertising. Can he do this?
Asked on 4/25/09, 10:45 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jason Kessler
Law Offices of Jason B. Kessler, P.C.
Re: lease/deposit
Probably not. But is it worth taking the landlord to small claims court?
Answered on 4/25/09, 11:17 pm