Not so Bad

Okay, well we've decided to use our deposit for the last month's rent. I'm not sending a second check. I'll just have to put a stop payment on the first. The chances or our slack landlord giving back our deposit is slim. We can't even get in touch with him and neither John nor I feel like fighting with him. I am really surprised that it is two weeks until October and he hasn't contacted us. Our agreement was to rent it for 12 months starting last October. I told him we would be moving. He agreed to it. Yet, here we are, one week from closing and no word from the landlord. I don't want to just walk away and abandon the house but if his parents don't get him to step up... there is no other choice. John sent a letter today to his parents house saying "hello, we're moving... please contact us." (not in those words of course). We got a call yesterday by his mother. I realized after thinking about it that she has no clue we're moving. So, when we talk to her later tomorrow... I'll make sure to let her know. I'm thinking when she realizes she'll be stuck with the mortgage payment...he'll contact us.