I'm supposed to move for a new job that starts first week Nov but my apt manager said I am not allowed to move.

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October 14,2022 at 2:50PM UTC

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I'm supposed to move for a new job that starts first week Nov but my apt manager said I am not allowed to move. There are no relocation benefits (government job). My lease ends Jan 31. I offered to buy out, I offered other negotiations, she is refusing to answer at all except that if I leave, even if I pay the rent upfront, turn in keys and do a walk thru, that she will refuse it and 'go after me'. She complained that no one is allowed to move in winter because she can't get new tenants. I need her reference for a new place. I tried our legal aid but I am over the financial threshold. Legal aid did tell me that there are no payments attorneys taking tenant cases in our state - too landlord friendly - after I was already scammed by a person claiming to be an attorney on a certain website. What would you do? I finished grad school in May and I need this job. My apt manager has always been easy to deal with until now. This is a strict no pets and no smoking complex, family owned.

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AnonymousOctober 14,2022 at 5:19PM UTC
Tell her to jog on! As if she thinks she can dictate your life when you can and can't move. She'll never be without a tenant that's just pure awkwardness! If this was me I'd make all the necessary arrangements for my new place and just stick to My plan and when you close the door either post the keys back thru or post them to her.
AnonymousOctober 14,2022 at 5:24PM UTC
Look up tenants rights in your city/state. I have lived in multiple states and there is always a tenants rights office/website that is part of the government, city or local, but they will be able to guide you.
And is there any way you can sublease it till January?
I've also paid for two apartments at once in different cities when I was not going to be able to give enough notice. It was tough, but made my life easier. I did have to go back to do the walk through.