What do I do? About apartment application, do I ignore it or pay

[Taylor Jarboe]

Me and my friend where looking at apartments. We went to a apartment and looked around then they took us back to the office and we talked about plans and If we’d be interested. So we were interested and they handed us a application and we started but never finished. I told them I would be back with my mom for her to sign and talk about what’s best. A week goes by and my friend tells me she can’t do it anymore and then my dad kicks me out of his house and now I’m living with my old step mom.... so another week goes by and still keep in mind I never finished to application, the secretary turns the application in and never said anything. In which not everything was filled out. And now we are being told we have to move in and be pay over a thousand even though we never finished signing paperwork, never took the keys, never moved in... and they keep sending stuff in the mail. 

WHAT DO I DO I NEED HELP. I’ve asked a couple people and they told me to ignore it but I don’t want to get in trouble for something I didn’t have control over. I have been offered to only pay half from something in the mail but I’m just confused

[Theresa Harris]

Did you sign a lease and give them a deposit?  If not, they you are not under contract.  Call them and tell them that you never completed the application or submitted a deposit as you wanted time to think about it.