Hi Mr. Knowitall!

I am new to this so bear with me, I have read through my lease again and these are the two lines that seem to be relevant to the issue.

Early Possession: Tenant is entitled to possession of the Premises on ____ [left blank]. If tenant is in possession prior to the Commencement Date, during this time (i) Tenant is not obligated to pay Base Rent, and Tenant__ is __ is not obligated to pay Rent other than Base Rent. Whether or not Tenant is obligated to pay Rent prior to Commencement Date, Tenant is obligated to comply with all other terms of this agreement.

Possession: If landlord is unable to deliver possession of Premises on Commencement Date, such date shall be extended to the date on which possession is made available to Tenant. However, the expiration date shall remain the same as specified in paragraph 2. If landlord is unable to deliver possession within 60 (or ___) calendar days after the agreed Commencement Date, Tenant may terminate this agreement by giving written notice to Landlord, and shall be refunded all Rent and security deposit paid.

The Commencement Date is listed as December 1, 2015. Other than verbally telling me he wouldn't provide keys at the lease signing I don't see anything in the lease that says I needed these documents to gain access. Obviously I need these to operate a business but I would assume I could at least gain possession.

I should have questioned this sooner, being new to the game I thought it was standard but then the kind people at City Hall told me that they hadn't heard of this happening before. And now I feel like I was just robbed of one months rent.

Thank you!