My ex-landlord is suing me for Breach of Lease. He and I signed a new lease for a year, then 2 weeks later he wrote me to say I had 2 weeks to get out because he sold the house in a 'short' sale. He broke the lease. And he threatened to hold on to my $3750 security deposit unless I agreed to leave. I obviously agreed and frantically found another place and paid astronomical rental fees. There is of course a lot more to this story, but that is the gist of it. Do I have a leg to stand on? He broke a legally binding lease and now wants money back for a house that was left spotless. He is money-hungry and it seems he only wants to find a way to bleed more money out of me. Will I still have to pay him anything when he caused all of this to come on himself by breaking a lease?
Thanks for your input!