My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Arizona.
I signed a 12 month lease on 6/1/09. In November, my husband and I found out that the base housing that we were told would take 1.5-2 years to get was actually ready to be moved in at a weeks end. I verbally informed the landlord of the situation and that due to this, we could be out as early as 11/30/09. They told us that we were responsible for the rent until another rentor or purchaser were found. The house was shown 4 times in November, with no serious prospects. Being the end of November, we assumed that they had not found a renter, and we would have to pay for the month of December. On the night of 11/30, the landlord called to ask for the keys to my astonishment. I explained the apparent confusion, and told him that we were never informed of any new tenants. He stated that he had people who already gave a deposit and were moving in on 12/15/09, and that we needed to be out by 12/10/09. Due to the impression that we would need to pay rent again for the month of December, we declined base housing for another month and now there are no houses available. Is there anything I can do with my current landlords?

