Can we get our money back?

[blake3334]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida

My mom signed a rental lease agreement for a home, it's month to month but the problem is she shall the place at night and when she signed for the rental of the home she shall that the place wasn't liveable at all. The carpets where dirty, there is a huge hole in the garage roof, the bathrooms are filthy, and she wasn't sound mind when she signed the contract because she was worried about the law suit against her ( another story ). We signed it yesterday and wandering if we can get out of the lease before we move in?

 

[Gail in Georgia]

What does "she shall" mean? You're claiming your mother isn't of a "sound mind"? Your posting doesn't make a lot of sense.

If what you are asking is there a "cooling off" period after signing a real estate lease (i.e., where one can change their mind and get out of the lease without the risk of a financial penalty), the answer is no.

Gail

 

[Andy0192]

Being "worried" about something is fairly normal. People make decisions all the time, even when they are worried about something else.

I have a feeling that 'she shall' means she saw the apartment at night.

You could try to negotiate with the Landlord & compensate them for the 'trouble' of taking their property off the market.

 

[sandyclaus]

IMHO, I find it highly unlikely that the LL will let your mother out of her lease. A rental agreement is a two-way street and both parties are obligated to make an informed decision to sign it. Being "worried" about another lawsuit doesn't negate her failure to fully inspect the property to know what she was signing for. If the LL showed the apt only at night, that would have been a RED FLAG for me to look at it again during the daytime to see what I was getting into.

By not making time to fully view the condition of the apartment, Mom implicitly accepted the conditions which she complains about now. She can write the LL a letter to request repairs to meet habitability requirements, but not for mere dirtiness (such as unclean bathrooms and carpeting). Either clean those up yourself or hire a cleaning crew to clean up to your satisfaction (and NO, you cannot charge LL for cleaning or deduct from rent for these). If LL fails to make required repairs to restore habitability, then contact code enforcement to report them.