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Must a landlord give me a copy of my lease?

Asked by HelpMeFluther12 (25points) January 7th, 2011

I live at an apartment complex where the landlord is refusing to give me a copy of the lease. The problem is that the lease has an error on it and they want me to sign a “corrected” copy which I refuse to do.

The lease basically states

“The base rent will be $400 payable in installments of $3120 per month”

which is obviously an error. This should state

“The base rent will be $3120 payable in installments of $400 per month”

Can I legally compel the apartment complex to give me a copy of my signed lease despite this error. I do not want to fix which could arguably be a “void” contract.

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