The scenario is this: my living situation with my roommates has always been fine until recently when one of them left me threatening notes that were both offensive and frightening. Since then I have been staying somewhere else and gradually moving my things out. The landlord told me that she would have no problem signing me off the lease as long as my roommates agreed to do so. I understand that as long as I am on the lease, I am responsible for paying the my share of the rent, but my roommates claim that the reason they will not sign me off is that they do not have enough money to cover that portion. Is there any way for me to prove that they in fact do have the money to do so, they are just keeping me on out of spite?
2007-03-15 04:49:54 · 6 answers · asked by battlescars3000 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
They have no obligation to sign you off the lease, regardless of whether or not they had the money to pay for your share. Bottom line is you signed the lease and agreed to pay rent and then decided to move out. That doesn't relieve you of your obligation to pay the rent, and I don't see what incentive your roommates would have to relieve you of that obligation either...
2007-03-18 15:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by SndChaser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And, if the notes were in fact threatening, go to the police. Hope you saved the notes. What'd you do? Roommates don't go off the deep end with out provocation.
Find someone to take your place. They probably want that as much as you do at this point.
Doesn't matter whether they have the replacement money, but, if they still refuse after you find someone to replace you, then go to small claims court. There they will have to answer to the judge why they won't release you.
And go back to your space. If the notes were'nt threatening, and you've put into place the above advice, move back in and let them know what steps you've taken, and as soon as it's resolved, you're moving out. Spite works both ways.
2007-03-15 05:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by newtothisstuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to read your lease very carefully, to see if their is a break lease provision if not most likely you will be held to the terms of the lease
No court is going to find that your roommates must pay more monies for rent, for this would be changing the terms originally agreed upon
Another option maybe to find a new roommate to take your place
2007-03-15 04:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need legal advice. Get someone to go over the fine print of the lease agreement to see if there's a legal way out. You might be stuck until the lease expires. Or, you might get by with only losing part of the deposit.
2007-03-15 04:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make the effort to replace yourself. Put an ad in the paper, put up notices at bulletin boards, whatever. That way, they won't have to pay that portion.
2007-03-15 05:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a welcher. You want to get out of paying your end. You roommates are right!
You can't handle an offensive note? Gimme a break and get a backbone!
2007-03-15 04:52:56 · answer #6 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋