Legal Question in Consumer Law in Utah

Signatures and Lease Agreements

An apartment complex I moved out of 4 years ago is trying to make my pay for breaking a lease with them. The lease application listed an eight month lease which we signed and paid a 199 deposit. The rental agreement is two pages long and has the dates of the rental agreement on the first page. The dates on the rental agreement are for 10 months. Our signatures are on the second page of the lease agreement. I dont agree with signing a 10 month lease. Is there any law that requires signatures or initials by dates, or atleast on each page of a lease?


Asked on 4/29/03, 12:09 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

Re: Signatures and Lease Agreements

Unless you have a copy of your lease which shows 8 months you will probably be held to the 10 month lease. You may also want to inquire if there is other information which would support your 8 month lease agreement, such as advertising or brochures etc. Check with other tenants which were there at the same time and see if any of them signed 8 month leases.

There is no law which requires you to sign or initial each page, but it is a good idea to do so for this very reason.

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Answered on 4/29/03, 10:57 am


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