My roomate and I are both in the military. He recently got permanent change of duty station orders, and he has to move to another city. We both signed the same lease for our apartment, and the apartment automatically debits half of the rent out of each of our bank accounts each month. The property manager is telling us that he can leave, but since we don't have the same last name, I have to either find a new roomate or pay all the rent by myself (both of which are next to impossible right now). But she says I have to stay on the lease. This doesn't make sense to me since we both signed the same paper and that the lease agreement states that he and I were to split rent each month. It doesn't seem fair, either. Has anyone ever encountered anything like this, and what should I do?
And does it make any difference that in the lease agreement, he and I agreed to split the rent, and we both signed by those terms as well?
2007-01-08 03:51:30 · 6 answers · asked by *~HoNeYBeE~* 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
There is a military clause in the agreement, and it doesn't say anything about whether or not residents have the same last name or not.
2007-01-08 03:53:16 · update #1
that is the first thing I would do, call your bank and stop the direct debit of the rent.....go Immediately to your housing person, IMMEDIATELY........If you are military, the apt. manager can not hold you to a lease anyway.....we are in "war" time, and ya'll can be deployed, relocated with a moments notice.....I am sure something can be done about this.......
2007-01-08 04:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what type of lease you havewithout reading it. Most apartments in military areas often have an out clause if you are stationed somewhere else. It does not sound like he can let one of the lease and not the other. It makes no sense and he might just be taking advantage of you because you are a female. I would talk to legal council on your base and see if they can help with the situation. I am sure this apartment complex does not want to get a military unfriendly reputation because then no one would rent from them. You can also stop any debit payments through your checking account by asking your bank to do so. Good luck
2007-01-08 03:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Mojo Risin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My bf is likewise contained in the protection stress and they were merely speaking about this even as the deployment challenge got here up. They instructed him that if he has a lease on a vehicle or a house he can get out of that. inspite of the indisputable fact that, considering i'd be right here and my call is on the lease for the abode i can ought to pay it. We got here into the settlement understanding at every time he might want to be leaving so we were given an area shall we cope with even if it change into really one human beings. My suggestion...protection stress or not, do not attempt to stay previous your potential because at any time your mate, pal, or better 0.5 might want to be there in the destiny and in no way the subsequent. this is terrible to imagine that way yet existence might want to be like that. locate ya a roomate!
2016-12-02 00:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you can get out of the lease because you are in the military. Check with your C.O. or military legal counsel.
2007-01-08 04:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by deno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to go to housing court ASAP! AND LET them know you are a military employee serving this country and demand JUSTICE! What town are you in?
2007-01-08 03:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by renosgirl2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it up with military legal coucil
2007-01-08 03:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋