Leasing/Compliance question
landlord tenant attorney Tennessee Jul 23, 2026
I applied back in March for apartments that they are building in my town. Had to fill out paperwork and be approved for the lower rent option. The apartments are income restricted. They ran the numbers even with my pending raise in mind and said I was approved and that I just had to wait until the apartments were finished. June 29th comes around, the apartments are still not finished but they sent out a lease and had me and the acting landlord sign. I have my side of the lease that I signed on June 30th and a text claiming from the landlord that she had signed her part as well so the lease was finished and finalized. 20 days on July 20th, I received an email stating that due to the delay in moving into the unit, my file has expired with the apartments compliance and that they need to see if there were any changes to the household. The only change was that I received a .37 cent raise and it had been stated on the original paperwork that I was to receive this raise. Now they want me to come in and sign new paperwork and provide them two new paystubs even though the lease has been signed and completed by both parties. I am never guaranteed my 40 hour work week but I do usually work that amount of hours. My hours can range from either 32/34 or 40 hours and when I am scheduled the 40 I usually get around two or three hours of overtime each week. Next week I’m working 31 hours plus 8 hours of pto, and the next week I’ll be working 32 hours. Anything and everything can change and I’m afraid they are going to either change my amount due for rent or remove me from the apartments in general. Can they do this even though the lease has been finalized? Location: East Tennessee
