Is an apartment lease still valid if the application was not approved?
Leases are not normally signed before the application is approved. If, however, a landlord allows for this, normally there will be something in the lease that states that the lease only becomes valid upon approval of the application. You would need to read the lease you signed to see if there are limitations in this regard. The landlord cannot expect someone to pay rent when they are not giving them the apartment. They have failed to perform their side and have no basis to expect the tenant to...