Did you pay these people $1000 without getting anything in writing???????? I know you said you didn't sign a lease, but didn't you get anything in writing? That's going to make things much more dificult here. Never give people money for ANYTHING without getting something in writing.
I don't know the laws of your state and this isn't my area of law, but my best quick and dirty guess is that you could probably get your money back, but I don't think you'll be able to enforce the verbal lease that you two had. But that wouldn't be the smartest thing to do anyhow.
This is difficult because it's a he-said-she-said type deal. Good luck! Maybe someone with a similar experience will be able to help you out.
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