We are 4 people living in a 2 bedroom rented apartment in Lincoln, NE. The lease includes 3 names; myself, my friend and a third guy. A fourth guy is living without being in the lease.
Recently we have had problems. The third person in the lease and the guy who is not in the lease have been fighting and abusing me and my friend. They shout, throw stuff and curse at us. They don't clean and throw around trash.
1) We have requested the third person in the lease to release us from the lease, but he refuses. He will not break the lease either. Me and my friend are ready to bear any cost of lease-break. Can me and my friend force a lease-break on the third person?
2) Can we get rid of the fourth person who is not in the lease? He refuses to move out. He is dirty and is making the apartment resemble a trash can.
3) Somebody told me to approach "City Building and Safety". If I report that 4 unrelated people are living in a 2 bedroom apartment can they get the apartment vacated?
2006-10-21 14:32:08 · 8 answers · asked by Kornephoros 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I did explain the entire situation to my landlord. I also told him about the fourth guy who is living in the apartment without being in the lease and causing trouble. The landlord then told me about the 30 day procedure by which I can remove this guy. I did not pursue this option till now because me and my friend really want to get out of the lease and the apartment altogether. We don't want to live with the third guy in the lease. We don't trust him. I am afraid of his behavior and fear for my safety.
Me and friend have repeatedly requested the landlord to end the lease or transfer us to another one of his apartments. We are ready to forfeit our earlier deposits and pay new ones for a different place.
The landlord has been really cooperative and helpful, but till now he has not provided us with a concrete solution.
2006-10-21 17:03:23 · update #1
The person who isn't on the lease can be served with a 30 days notice to vacate the property. As far as you and the 2nd roomate goes, I don't know the laws of Nebraska, so i'm not really sure, but I think that you can break your lease and move due to the fact that the other 2 roommates are throwing things at you, not sanitary people, and cursing you. That's not a safe living environment and i'm almost sure that you can leave because of that. Good luck to you and the 2nd roommate.
2006-10-21 14:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by ..... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
have you even talked to the landlord about any of this? Does the landlord KNOW the fourth is in there?
You can break the lease, but I would get that fourth out of there just because if it's the third and him teaming up.. you'll out number him once the fourth is gone then you may be able to live peacably with the third once he feels out numbered.
Go talk to the landlord.. you never know, s/he may evict the third just because he has someone else living there without being in the lease..
then you have the place to yourselves!
2006-10-21 14:37:31 · answer #2 · answered by senacia 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
talk to your landlord about getting the third person off the lease, and maybe you can signhim off. Talk to the landlord about the fourth unwanted person and see if they can do a vacate notice or if they can't go to the police and have them file a notice of eviction, because if he's been living there he needs a thrity day notice. OR the next fight call the police and file a Personal Protection Order and he'll have to leave.
2006-10-21 14:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by Mommie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's really bad and your worried about your safety. LEAVE. Any cost, would be well worth it vs. getting hurt or having to deal with it. I sure it will cost the jerks too and you take it as a lesson learned.
The landlord does not care.... until the rent's not paid...
Plus the two jerks are forced to deal with it as well, they have to live with your decision... it takes the control away from them and puts the control in your hands.
Or you live with it until the lease is up and move on....
Good luck
2006-10-21 15:00:11 · answer #4 · answered by David W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the landlord and tell him for your safety you want to buy out of the lease... tell the landlord if he won't let you buy out at a reasonable cost ... if you get injured ... you will have grounds to sue the landlord...I would show both those freaks that they can pay all the rent themselves... that you are out of there... also a newbee attorney may give a free consult over the phone look in the yellow pages ... lot of ads say free phone consults...
help this helps...
2006-10-21 14:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the owner has the spectacular to disclaim lodging to every physique who isn't on the hire. so specific they might inform you you are able to no longer have her living there. despite the fact that in case you upload her to the hire, you're each nevertheless in charge for a hundred% of the lease volume. so if she would be able to't have the money for it, you may desire to pay all of it, and in case you are able to no longer have the money to your 0.5, she could might desire to pay all of it. you the two might desire to be on the hire however the owner would not care which of you will pay the lease each month, or in case you narrow up 50/50 or in any different case. in the adventure that your landlord would not like her credit and could no longer upload her to the hire, then she would be able to't stay with you. sorry.
2016-11-24 21:53:18 · answer #6 · answered by tenuta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes report the person on the lease.The thired person that owns the lease is in breach of contract,by letting the forth person live there.You need to see a lawer that works in this field.
2006-10-26 11:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a scary dog ......Doberman perhaps
2006-10-21 14:35:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋