09 Jun 2011 11:12 AM:

Once again thank you all for your advice. It is absolutely amazing what this web site offers and the fact that its members are so willing to help.

 

@Maria. I will send you the contract today.

 

@Jek. I am leaning toward this option as I don't think that he would benefit from making it a legal matter. He will also have the 2 months rent to cover his costs and he can always find another tenant (something that I am still doing now which would completely resolve this whole issue). Just so it is clear I am renting a "room" (if one can call it that) in a shared flat with 2 other people. One of these people has since moved in his partner and I am not too sure if this is legal either. The landlord does not offer receipts after payment as he told me that it is not the done thing in Spain(I always chase him up for a receipt as it seems fishy that he would not give receipts - perhaps he is doing everything en negro).

The other two tenants are also in my position and will be leaving next month. They are unwilling to pay him this months rent as they will also be losing out on the 2 months deposit as well as the rent for June. 

I have another internship planned for July in Barcelona and I would hate for there to be a problem when I return to Spain as it would blemish my reputation for future employers.

 

This has most definitely been a learning curve and it seems that I am learning the hard way; a lesson is being learnt nonetheless.

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08 Jun 2011 6:21 PM:

Ok to put it into more context, the apartment is 25m squared give or take. My room has such a low ceiling that I cannot stand up completely, and has no door just a curtain. As foolish as I was to take it in the first place desperation does crazy things to you.

He was 100% made aware of the circumstances surrounding my stay here. To be perfectly honest I think that 300 euros a month plus bills is high for what I´m getting. Having said this I understand that any flat in the centre of Madrid will fetch a modest income.

I have been trying tirelessly for a month to find somebody to take my place so that I won´t lose money. It seems impossible to find somebody as desperate as I was.

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08 Jun 2011 3:28 PM:

The contract started on the 1st of March. The landlord knew from the start that I was going to leave in June but I was too naive to get a clause written into the contract.

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08 Jun 2011 11:57 AM:

Thank you for your prompt responses. I have contacted a few lawyers by phone and they cannot give advice as they do not know the stipulations of the contract. Essentially all I am wanting to know what he can do with my name and passport number, and if he is likely to kick up a fuss over 300 euros when he already has 600 (2 months) deposit.

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07 Jun 2011 12:00 AM:

 Hi,

 

I am a student on my Erasmus year that foolishly accepted and signed a 1 year rental contract with the promise that my deposit would be returned as soon as I had found somebody to replace me in the contract. However, my stay in Spain is coming to an end this month and as such i would be leaving the rental contract early. As uch as I have tried to find a new tenant my efforts are proving fruitless. I have asked the landlord if he is willing to accept my 2 months deposit as the final months payment but he will not accept this. I am unwilling to pay him this months rent as it would leave me a months rent out of pocket, plus the 2 months deposit that he already has. In terms of my details that only things that he has are my name and my passport number. What are my options? and what would be the repercusions of just leaving the country with paying this months rent?

 

I have spoken to several people and the responses are mixed. My boss seems to believe that the landlord will be able to do nothing about it if I just leave as going to court would not be a cost effective option for him, and would be a long process.

 

I must affirm that I am not attempting to leave without paying, as I believe that he has already gained from this situation.

 

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Nic

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