I live in Oklahoma, and I signed a lease to a house that already had a tennant. When we brought all of our stuff down to move in, the land lord told us he was taking legal action against the person who currently lived there. Me, my wife, two kids, and two dogs had to stay in a motel that we paid for, and all our stuff got put into a storage unit which we also paid for. A week later he had a place for us to stay in until the other was ready, six months later we are still there. The only thing we signed was the lease to the first house that we do not live in, and our current house has ALOT of problems. We are buying a new home, but are we bound by any agreement, and should we get the deposit back even though we signed a one year lease on the house we do not live in?

You should t alk to the landlord. I suspect the landlord may have transferred the lease to your current unit and under the circumstances you may want to ask for a new month to month lease for where you are at and ask the landlord to sign a mutual release to terminate the first lease since you are not in that unit and it does not look like you are going there. Explain you want a month to month lease because you have been where you are at for awhile and need the lease for things related to your kids school, etc.... with a month to month lease you should be able to break the lease with 30 days notice, so after that is in place, you can give notice to move and go to your new place or get a new one to live in til the new home is ready. Something went wrong, and I think the landlord had good intentions but tenants are unpredictable and it can take months to get them out when they are difficult. This is a suggestion to get free of where you are at and out of the lease so you can be free within 60 days or so at minimal costs and avoiding court. I suggest you consult a local attorney to see if they have any better ideas.