The second you sign the lease you owe the landlort the full amount. It is a debt you owe. Does not matter if you realize the use of the property or not, for e

The second you sign the lease you owe the landlort the full amount. It is a debt you owe. Does not matter if you realize the use of the property or not, for example if you signed a Lease on an apartment in January, then due to a global pandemic you could not move (through not fault of the landlord) in until July you would still owe the rent for the 6 months even though you did not occupy the unit.