Lease Validity Email Thread

Correcting “We Can’t Uphold This Contract” Claims

Document Overview

Charleston County Court of Common Pleas Case number: 2025-CP-10-05095"
Filing Date: October 24, 2025
Document: May 5-8, 2025 email thread between Plaintiffs and Meridian Residential Group where Meridian's Assistant Manager misrepresented contract law.
Part of: Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint - Part of Exhibit N of the Second Amended Complaint which is Exhibit A of the Motion

Executive Summary

This page publishes the May 2025 email thread where Meridian’s assistant manager claimed the 2022 lease for 181 Gordon was not binding because the prior manager had not signed the copy on file, and therefore Meridian could not uphold its terms.

Plaintiffs responded by supplying the signed lease, a continuity timeline, and South Carolina authority that a landlord’s acceptance of rent without reservation gives an unsigned lease the same effect as if it had been signed.

The assistant Manager never replied to acknowledge we were correct. This appears to be further documentation of a clear pattern of misrepresenting law - in this case basic contract law - to pressure tenants

Media Inquiries

For questions about this exhibit, contact:
Chris McNeil, Pro Se Plaintiff
Email: Click here to email with web form
Case: 2025-CP-10-05095, Charleston County Court of Common Pleas

Document Access

Lease Validity Email Thread With Meridian Residential Group, LLC

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  • Public Case Docket Charleston County Court of Common Pleas
  • Court Docket: Motion for Leave to file Second Amended Complaint (this pdf is an exhibit of)
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