Help, I co-signed for my daughter that is Army Ntl Guard. She got her Bullock training. dates and her CO gave her her paperwork and the sent the information to her complex.
The complex manager refused to accept them, then we re sent them certified, then she said their lawyer needs to review them. She moved out last week. She turned i. Her keys and the manager was awful, and she said doesn't authorize it. She gave her the keys and left.
We reviewed a letter from Their lawyer Saying they do not have to honor it, they are under the impression she is staying in state for the training. IMO we do not need to give them the details of their trading. Our SCRA notice is all she should have to tell them.
They are now claiming 3k in repairs for the appartment she lived in for 4 mo ths. Thankfully she took pictures ofOf the place prior to moving out.
I know we might have to pay the January amount, but these additional fees are ridiculous. She is in contact with JAG, but they said they can start the case in 30 days.
How can a landlord refuse SCRA? I have talked to other lawyers and they said we can sue them civil for damage. They said for 3 times the amount t of what they are trying to collect.
I told her we have to be patient, but that is hard. I read i can also make a complaint against the complex with AGs office.
There are other state laws that they are violating, plus their own clause.
Do we need to worry further, or just be patient
TYA
SCRA help- landlord refusing to honor it
byu/Best_Intern352 inMilitaryFinance
Posted by Best_Intern352
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I’m interested to know what people more informed with scra says but I’m assuming if you co-signed aren’t they only obligated to let her off the lease not you since you’re not a military member?
Not much help for this specific situation, but make sure she lets her front line sergeant know and for them to raise the problem to the CO. I’m not sure where you live and if your city has a big guard population..mine does and any apartment getting placed on the bases black list could have a pretty big hit to their bottom line.
Even if she stays in state, if she is on orders for more than 90 days it’s covered. [SCRA has no distance test](https://www.justice.gov/servicemembers/financial-and-housing-rights-0)
You’re at a point where you pay a lawyer to handle this for you. Probably not whoever is saying “yea dude you can get civil damages.” If you want to go with military lawyers then at least ensure you (she) invoke your (her) scra rights to delay the court proceedings until she is in a place to handle it.
If this is the way you and your daughter communicated with the complex then I can absolutely see why you guys are in this position. Totally incoherent, barely functional English, and none of the actual details required.
So let’s start with step fucking one, which also should have probably been in the first sentence of your rambling diatribe: how long are her orders for, and to where?
She isn’t eligible for SCRA if the orders are local. It sounds like you didn’t show them anything requiring her to actually move away. You can’t just break a lease to attend local training, so yes, they do need details like where she has been ordered to relocate to.
I see the other poster said there is no distance, but a PCS or a deployment implies distance. If I’m stationed at Fort Brag, live at Fort Brag, and have 90 days of training at Fort Brag, then no, I can’t break my lease. Don’t be ridiculous.