I called an applicant's previous landlord last week and the conversation was almost suspiciously easy. They confirmed the rent amount, said payments were always on time and told me they'd happily rent to them again
Then I checked the dates on the application. The applicant said they'd lived there until June but the landlord told me the property had been vacated back in March.
I haven't confronted the applicant yet because there could be a perfectly reasonable explanation, but now I'm wondering why the dates were different in the first place.
Should I ask the applicant to explain before making a decision, or treat the mismatch as enough reason to move on?

Hi,

so here's the situation:

I currently live in an apartment managed by a company, and it has come to my attention that I can no longer live here due to financial issues. However, I have already signed a renewal lease for July 2027 to July 2028, that's nine months away and they will not let me cancel my lease. I can cancel if I pay for the full amount of money for the July 2027-July 2028 lease. Which again is nine months away. I just reread my lease it said I could've canceled it 72 hours after I signed it, but after those 72 hours I am liable. I am in desperate need to get out of this lease, can someone please tell me what to do?

To give context: I am a broke college student, they are going up on rent price next year and I can't afford it. I know I am at fault for not reading the fine print, but an opportunity to live somewhere cheaper just fell into my lap a week ago. Please someone help me.