the reason i hesitate pay:
i rented an apartment w/ the option to purchase. the apartment had been vacant for 6 years. i spent 5k renovating the apartment. when the 1 year lease was up, the co-op board decided that they did not want to neither sell nor continue to rent the apartment to me. returned my rent and gave me an eviction notice. when i went to court the judge told me that because, there was no written agreement, my choice to renovate was exactly that... my choice.
the co-op boards offer:
keep the rent that was returned, live out my security deposit, and move by the end of the month. my first inclination was to fight. but "an" attorney told me that i would be wasting my time and money. i credit my ignorance because instead to returning to court to tell the judge i would accept the offer and accept the agreement in writing, i was angry and emotional and called the co-op boards attorney and told her that i would accept the terms. i sold my appliances and furniture on craigslist and turned the keys the 30th of March of that year.
end results:
a judgement for those months rent they returned to me.
Starting Score: 615