My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Florida
I rented an apartment September of 2007 in Florida with a 1 year lease. Due to a Job transfer out of state I turned in a notice to vacate Feb. 30, 2008 telling them I would have keys turned in April 1 2008. I went into the office the middle of March to tell them that I would be turning in the keys the middle of March instead of April 1. At that time I was told they rented my apartment May 1. instead of April 1 and I was responsible for the rent until May 1. To say the least this caused a lot of problems due to the fact that I had rented another apartment in Tn.
I had to change the date for the moving company due to finances (when I suddenly had to pay rent on two apartments)
I turned in the keys to the Apartment in Florida April 11. I stayed in weekly contact with the apartment staff from the middle of March until the day I turned in keys April 11, with the mgmt telling me the apartment was rented no problem.
Then I get a letter in the Mail telling me that the new tenant decided not to move in, and they are turning me over to collections for the rent.
Can they do this? There was nothing in the lease agreement about termination of a lease due to Job Transfer. I did everything I was asked to do prior to moving.
Thanks for your help

