My roommate and I share an apartment, I'm not on the lease, she is. I gave her 30 days notice that I will be moving out within those 30 days. Does the rent and utilities have to be paid up in full, upon my departure, even though the rent isn't due til the 5th of next month. The utilities bills I don't have a problem paying there here already. But, by the time I leave, the rent wont be due til another 3 weeks. Like I told her that's her problem not mine. I'm only here for 2 weeks. Or should half of my rent be given to her( for those 2 weeks , that I'm here) . I'm trying to be fair about this. I wouldn't want no one to leave me hanging like this. She's beening such a but hole about everything now. Which i know she can't afford to live here once I move out. But things happen....
2006-12-11 07:15:19 · 4 answers · asked by Lady L 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You owe her up to the day you move out. For example, your rent is due on the 5th but you're moving out on the 20th. Lets say that your half of the rent is $500 a month using a 30 day month, your rent would be approx $16.66 a day. You would owe $249.90 for your rent from the 5th to the 20th.
2006-12-11 07:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have a written agreement, it truly is upon your own disgression on when the rent is paid. When are you leaving, December 31? Usually rent is due the 1st; however, will be accepted until the 5th. I would just pay the rent and utilities up to the day I move out. For example, if you move out Dec 22, prorate the rent for the 22 days you lived there.
2006-12-11 15:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you can't even be staying there without being on the lease. Wihout a signed contract, you really don't owe her anything. Pay her for the amount of time you are there. If you are there two weeks this month, you pay her for two weeks worth. 20 days? Pay her 20 days worth (divide the rent amount by the number of days in the month and multiply by the number of days you will be there).
She didn't put herself in a very good position by not having you on the lease, so she should have realized you could move out whenever and she would be responsible for the whole rent. Even morally you are only responsible for rent for how long you stay there.
2006-12-11 15:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering you are not on any lease, realistically you could screw her over and just leave whenever you want.
It's common practice in any rental situation that 30 day notice counts only on the last day of the month. So, if you gave notice November 15th, you would typically be liable for 30 days past November 30th. That's how she would have to handle it.
If you care at all about her, pay through the end of the partial month, and leave it at that. If not, walk away and be done with it.
2006-12-11 15:29:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋