I signed an agreement to move into an apartment in a new building. The rent is $3095 per month. 5 days before move-in, I was notified that t...

Question

I signed an agreement to move into an apartment in a new building. The rent is $3095 per month. 5 days before move-in, I was notified that the place wasn't ready. All of our stuff was put into our apartment, but we were not allowed a key, and we stayed in a different, smaller apartment in the same building for 45 days. They gave us some furniture and items to use since all of our stuff was inaccessible. In the end they took $350 off of the rent for those 45 days, but I expected it to be totally free. Is it legal for them to charge full rent in a circumstance like this? Should we even be paying anything for those days we were displaced?

Answer

I bet you are looking for free lunch also. Clearly there should be an adjustment but you can't expect to live free. In addition, you must read your lease. There are probably terms applying in the event the landlord can't provide access on time.