What should I do ???!!!!! ?

Moved into my apartment had a 1 year lease. 4 months prior to the end of the lease I received offers on my door for releasing. I never responded to those offers that had “expiration dates” with each deal.
On the last day of my lease I was completely moved out, had my utilities disconnected, returned equipment to my cable/internet provider (although the cable/internet services were paid for through the apartment with my rent as a part of the “tech package” that was to end when the lease ended)
I never made contact with the apartment management property I just assumed it was implied I needed to be out by the end of the lease and and that clearly I wasn’t releasing if I didn’t sign anything and you didn’t hear from me.
I moved out 3 and a half months ago now, and I steadily receive a monthly bill from my apartment complex they still charge me rent each month on the first, a late fee for non payment, the tech package fee, and utilities. I’m totally lost as to why and how. Also in the emailed billing ledgers to me state me lease start date now as the end date of my actual lease, and it doesn’t have a date filled in at all for the lease end date. There is also a charge each month that says market rent.
I decided to visit the apartment last week to see if they have rented it out. My apartment is completely empty still in the exact condition I left it in literally down to an old news paper I dropped on the welcome mat that’s still in place. What do I do? Can they do this ??

garry2021-04-06T01:11:44Z

pay it out after all you signed the agreement so honor it . Yuo can try a court but they will give you the sane answer pay up . why should your land lord be out of rental anyway , because your a scrooge .

Eva2021-04-05T18:19:50Z

Did you ever submit formal notice to your landlord that you were leaving at the end of your lease? The procedure should have been spelled out in your lease. If you did not notify them, you are on the hook for the rent.

realtor.sailor2021-04-05T17:11:51Z

You didn't give proper notice that you were leaving and until you do you owe the rent!

Anonymous2021-04-05T16:56:45Z

"I just assumed it was implied I needed to be out by the end of the lease and and that clearly I wasn’t releasing if I didn’t sign anything"

Wrong assumption and yes you did sign something - the rental contract.

It's very, very common for leases to go month to month at the lease expiration period unless you give proper advance notice that you are vacating.

Sorry, but it's very likely that you owe the rent not just for April but for May too.

Get out your lease and read it.

D.E.B.S.2021-04-05T16:51:07Z

Unfortunately, "I just assumed it was implied" was very wrong. Your state laws and almost certainly your lease state that you will be month to month after the end of your lease period unless you give proper notice. Never assume when there is a contract you've signed. When you choose not to sign a new lease, then the rent almost always goes up for being month to month.

So you owe for at least the amount of time your lease and or state law says you must provide notice for. Since you haven't officially given notice yet, you likely owe from now until the end of your notice period (30 or 60 days which could take you until the end of June since you missed giving notice before April 1.) If you can prove that they knew you moved out at some point, then you may be able to get out of some of it. I'd get on the phone and talk to them ASAP.

Hard lesson, but it is your responsibility to read your lease and abide by it. Apartments are typically very willing to answer you questions if you have them as well.

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