Verbal lease - cooling off period?

[Laurie Field]

Maryland - Yesterday I put a deposit and first months rent down on an apartment. No lease was available for signature. Today I have changed my mind and want to cancel the check for the money I paid. Am I within my rights? I had arranged to meet the landlord next week to sign the lease.

 

[LL]

It all depends on what was your agreement with the Landlord.

And that depends on what can be proven in Court.

 

[HomeGuru]

There is no such provisio in the L/T law such as a cooling off period.
If you did not sign a written lease then there is no enforceable contract.