My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Texas
if too long to read just skip to last event.
Hello,
I have had a terrible experience at the apartment complex I am staying at all up until my now end of lease. I will include all events as i'm not sure they will be relevant to my case.
-midway through staying at the apartment I had no problems until someone drove into my apartment and left a giant hole. (I have police report and pictures from that)
-I had 2 days to move out of that apartment to a new unit. no complaints from me
- upon a day of staying at the apartment I found that it was completely infested with cockroaches and not cleaned at all. It was so infested that I left midnight to Austin (my family) as there were roaches crawling on me all night while I was trying to sleep and I had no where else to go.
-I called the apartment complex from Austin to let them know about the new apartment infestation and how it was not clean at all. Was told that they would bug bomb the place and clean it and that I would be able to move back in within 2 weeks time.
- I am left very inconvenience as I had many things I needed to take care of in Arlington (I'm a student there). So I asked to have my 2.5 weeks I was gone to be refunded as I could not use the apt. they told me they would look into it with the manager and let me know what they could do when I go back to the apt.
-I go back to the apt. and find that it is still not cleaned at all and is still infested
-I go talk to them next day at this point furious and I find that it is new management. All the old management and all old staff had been completely replaced.
- I tell new management my entire story as well as my claim for a clean apt and for the infestation problem and refund. They tell me that they have nothing to do with all that since they are "new" and that they will just send another bug spray for the infestation. I don't get the bug problem taking care of, not cleaned and no refund for the 2.5 weeks I was out. I am completely furious at this point but I figured my lease ends in 2 months so I'll just tough it out until I leave this hellish place.
-my lease ends by the end of February. 2 weeks ago I went and informed them that I would not be renewing my lease. They go to check my contract and find that they had lost all my files. They tell me "if you do not bring your copy of the lease we will extend it for another 6 months". I go home and look for my copy but no where to be found (must've gotten lost while I was moving with the short notice I had to move). I come back today (2weeks before my lease is going to end) and let them know that I could not find my copy but I assure them my lease were to end at the end of February. now manager is telling me that I had not given a written notice a month ahead telling them that I would move out so now I have to stay the month of march (which I will not be in town for) else I will be fined $440 because of my absence of a letter that I will move out.
my question is: Since they have lost all my files and have no signature of mine on a lease, are they able to fine me and extend my lease as they say they will. Since they don't have any files on me, what would happen if I just moved out today for example and gave no notice or anything?

