Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Texas

I have signed a lease and had planned to move in this august. However, management requires that I find a guarantor before I am able to move into the apartment. I am unable to find a guarantor and therefore have been denied access to the apartment and yet I am still required to pay rent. Is it legal to charge rent on a property that I have been denied the ability to move into?


Asked on 8/05/13, 3:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

If the lease has already been signed by both parties then they cannot add new terms to the agreement. Did they sign the lease at the same time you signed it or did you sign it and it disappeared into the back? If they didn't sign it and now want a guarantor then you do not have an effective lease and do not owe rent. They definitely cannot have it both ways unless the guarantor requirement is in the lease.

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Answered on 8/06/13, 6:57 am


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