Your rights are whatever your agreement is with the landlord. If you are required to pay rent by such and such day, it must be done. The question is did you pay first and last months rent when you moved in? If you did, maybe you can negotiate a month to month crediting the month's rent already paid toward next month.
The other two posters made good points. It doesn't matter what the landlord does with the funds, a deal is a deal. However, I do understand your position of making sure you are paying for a place to live and the money is used to keep it.
This is one of those times that your going to have to really consider what is important to you. If you play hard ball with the rent that you LEGALLY owe, it could put the landlord in a worse situation. Both of you will be out of a home. I suggest to do what you can to negotiate something you both are comfortable with. Do your best to keep your side of the deal.
Things will work out if you are patient and do your best in good faith. |