What to write to legally be removed from responsibility for non-vacated apartment?

[netfocus]

Florida

I signed a lease about 7 days ago; I will leave it to my attorney and the courts to figure that out. I never moved into the place but was given a key.

What do I have to write or do to legally absolve myself for any responsibility for this place? I am not talking about money on the lease agreement; I am saying what do I have to write or do to let them know I want Zero further responsibility for vandalism or whatever as I have never lived there. What will legally remove me from that equation.

 

[las365]

You should keep your questions in the thread you already started about this issue.

In that thread, you signed the whole lease.

 

[netfocus]

You should keep your questions in the thread you already started about this issue. In that thread, you signed the whole lease.

I edited the "part" portion from the thread; not that it has any bearing to my question anyway.

Btw, you asked 2 questions on my other thread, I answered at least one and you never responded; if your hobby is wasting peoples time with useless comments then please find another thread.

 

[las365]

You say you have an attorney handling this, why don't you ask your attorney instead of strangers on an internet forum?

But since you insist, the short answer is: you knowingly entered into a contract and you are bound by it. You can't unilaterally declare in a letter that you are no longer responsible to fulfill your contract obligations. Well, you can, of course, but it would have no legal effect.

 

[las365]

Plus, you give conflicting versions of the "facts" in your threads.

After sending in papers found many appliances broken at apartment and neighbors from hell; I know the law doesn't offer a lease "out" here but its not my headache to deal with repairs that may or may not happen.

That doesn't help you.

 

[netfocus]

You say you have an attorney handling this, why don't you ask your attorney instead of strangers on an internet forum?

But since you insist, the short answer is: you knowingly entered into a contract and you are bound by it. You can't unilaterally declare in a letter that you are no longer responsible to fulfill your contract obligations. Well, you can, of course, but it would have no legal effect.

I am working on getting an attorney it may be a week before I have one who has then had the time to read the lease.

You are missing my point; I am not asking for a letter to dispute financial liabilities of the lease; I want a letter that absolves me from any physical liability for the place whatsoever - I have never lived there and have no plans to live there, but I have a key. If you are claiming a lease forces someone to be physically responsible for a place for a year with no way out of that liability, I would say you are mistaken.

 

[netfocus]

Plus, you give conflicting versions of the "facts" in your threads.

Nothing is conflicting, you just haven't read enough to understand the complexity of the lease situation; if you find something "you find" conflicting ask me and I will clarify...

 

[sandyclaus]

Florida

I signed a lease about 7 days ago; I will leave it to my attorney and the courts to figure that out. I never moved into the place but was given a key.

What do I have to write or do to legally absolve myself for any responsibility for this place? I am not talking about money on the lease agreement; I am saying what do I have to write or do to let them know I want Zero further responsibility for vandalism or whatever as I have never lived there. What will legally remove me from that equation.

If you were given a key, legally, you have possession of the rental unit. If you do not want responsibility for vandalism or other issues, I would suggest that you take the necessary steps to secure the premises, and return the key to the LL with a letter notifying them that you are returning possession to them. I would suggest doing that by sending the letter and the key to LL via certified mail, return receipt requested so that they have to sign for it.

While that returns actual possession back to the LL, I'm sure that could potentially complicate any issues you might have with having broken your lease. You signed it, along with all the pages that constituted changes and revisions to the lease. That means you agreed to each and every change, and the lease itself is complete in it's entirety with the copies of all those pages included in it. What your reasons are for thinking that you don't want to move in are not up for discussion here at this moment - that is something you need to discuss with your attorney, once you get one. But since you signed and agreed to the lease and revisions, I'm seeing you as being legally responsible for a lease you have somehow decided not to honor.

 

[netfocus]

If you were given a key, legally, you have possession of the rental unit. If you do not want responsibility for vandalism or other issues, I would suggest that you take the necessary steps to secure the premises, and return the key to the LL with a letter notifying them that you are returning possession to them. I would suggest doing that by sending the letter and the key to LL via certified mail, return receipt requested so that they have to sign for it.

Okay, thanks for the help here, this is a great help; so no special wording is needed in the letter, just generally say I am returning possession or to that effect?