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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/ferdous12345 on 2025-05-21 21:26:43+00:00.

Every time I have moved out of an apartment it’s been sufficient to email the office my leaving notice. The current lease at my old place said “notice must be submitted in writing” under a section called “lease termination.” Perfect, so I sent the email, and moved out. I didn’t get a response but I actually didn’t get a response at my old place either so I figured they just made note of it.

Today—10 days before lease end—I get an email charging me for next month’s rent. $2000. Surely a mistake, I email the office and try calling but no answer.

I double checked the lease and—in a separate section titled “notice”—it said that all notices must be sent by mail. So we never technically terminated the lease, and now we’re on the much higher month-to-month plan for June. Because I told my roommates I’d take care of terminating the lease, I’m gonna have to solely pay for it since it’s not their fault they trusted my dumbass.

Obviously my fault and it’s a huge learning moment for me. Now I’m going to be out $2000. That’s on top of my already nearly $1000 lease at my new place. So my limited savings are now drained.

Fml

TLDR—didn’t read the lease closely and I’ll have to pay $2000 for a month of rent there, and nearly $1000 for rent at my new place.