I have had more difficultly with VRBO over cancelling instant bookings when an error has occurred in their programming.

Shane,The QC is difficult.

Federal will be much more difficult than local or state.If you have the time or interest, you can chase them down.

We tackled the units one at a time, turning over difficult tenants and babying the good ones.

I soon realized that construction was a difficult job, as being out there for so many hours under the sun was not easy. 

It makes PPC advertising extremely difficult and impractically expensive for agents. 

I realize that there are going to be some difficult moments with becoming a real estate investor, but I have not exactly had a trouble-free life as an adult.

Getting more will be difficult ?

I work with Redlands planning quite often and it tend to get more difficult every time due to bureaucratic BS.   2)  If there is no lender, splitting the lot is relatively easy although it will take a little bit of time and money but nothing unreasonable.   

Unless you have something in writing from property managers saying you can break the lease on the 15th, without fee, it will be difficult to argue that they were letting you out. right now it is a "he said, she said" situation, assuming everything was verbal. billing you prorated rent for January is your only indication that "maybe" they were letting you out early with no fee. if you took this in front of a judge, which is what you will need to do to recoup your loss, it would be up to him to decide who is right and who is wrong.many counties have free legal aid for tenant issues. my suggestion, run it by them and see what they say. if they agree with you, a strongly worded letter may get you your money. if not, you have to go to court, and you will have to decide if half a months rent is worth all that trouble.