Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Texas

I have lived in an apartment for two weeks under a one year lease contract. Unfortunately, now I have to move out. My roommate had made two referrals worth $2,000 ($1,000 each), which are supposed to be paid to us after both parties have lived at the complex for 30 days. I have spoken with five different people, two of them being from the property's corporate office, who have each told me that they only stipulation to receive these checks is the one stated above. I also have in writing, with a hand-written signature from the assistant manager of my complex that we will still receive our checks even though we are moving out in two weeks.

However, now the complex is saying that because of "company policy" they can't issue referral checks to any resident who doesn't reside in the apartment for at least 6 months.

Question: Can the document which was signed be legally binding? Do I have a case to get my referral checks?


Asked on 5/08/10, 10:00 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

If you sue them for the referral money, they can counter-sue for breach of the lease agreement. My guess is that the result of the "offset" will be that you would owe them money.

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Answered on 5/13/10, 11:45 am


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