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Hi FreeAdvice. I rent a 1 bedroom apartment with the sticker price ~$2300. When signing the lease last November I got 2 months free and $100 off the base price each month for signing it on a particular day. So, for this year I will have paid $2200 * 10 months = 22k$. Now it's time to renew my...

Here is how my issue resolved: Jun 22 - move out date; I clean the unit as much as I can. Aug 19 - my final statement is issued. Aug 28 - I accidentally discover my final statement on the resident's portal; I owe ~$250 according to the statement for carpet cleaning+replacement; I send a dispute...

Alright. Thanks again for all your feedback!

I don't quite understand how one can pay a bill without agreeing to pay it? Or are you saying it is a matter of how strong the language in the protest is? Should it look like: "I strongly disagree with the bill you provided. I am going to pay it, but will dispute it in the small claims court"?

Ok, got it. x2 is not an option, then. Regarding paying the bill. Do I have to actually pay it to avoid collections if I am filing a claim to court?

Alabama law states that if LL fails to return the security deposit in 60 days, the tenant is eligible to claim double the amount of the deposit. Paying the bill is not exactly the deposit, so honestly I am not sure if I can claim it. You are saying I should hire an attorney before filing a...

Thank you, guys, for looking into my issue! You are the most lively forum I asked my question on! I understand that the best I can do is to talk to a local attorney, but my financial situation does not allow me to do it right now, and my status of an international student will likely disqualify...

This portion is from the ASSIGNMENT AND RELETTING section. It describes how the procedure of reletting would look like if I decided to break my lease by finding a new tenant. I guess, this section is irrelevant because there is going to be no reletting from me to somebody else, but I think it...

Nothing I signed says that these 3 months are a part of a bigger term. Let me, guys, remove all sensitive information from my lease and upload it here. I am not asking you to review it, because it is a job that takes time. I will do it just to avoid misunderstanding.

So, my status (a sublettor or a new tenant) depends on the length of the lease, but not on the language used in the agreement?

3 months.

I guess, the intention of my LL is to release the original tenant and make me liable. This is supported by the fact that LL has not inspected the unit and has not billed the old tenant for anything (there is no security deposit at all, and that $450 I mentioned is a non-refundable fee). Plus, LL...

I am sorry, I cannot seem to understand what you are trying to say. Did you mean that by default the subletter takes over all rights and obligations of the original tenant unless there is some agreement between them?

Even though I am essentially a subletter (or rather an assignee(?), because this is not subletting, but lease assignment or re-letting), no document I signed states this. Does this mean I should be treated as a subletter/assignee? What's also interesting here, the landlord's procedure of...

This. However, my agreement does not say I am. It does not mention the departing tenant and his contract. My contract looks as though I am a fully fledged lessee with a 3-month term, except for that AS-IS phrase, which is not defined anywhere.