3 ppl sign a 1 yr lease for an apt. 1 becomes very ill at six months and must leave, the other 2 can not afford the apt. and must leave as well. They give 2 months notice and move out after the 2 months..everything seems fine. Then 3 months later with 'NO' warning 2 of them receive letters saying they owe $1300 and have 3 weeks to pay or they will b reproted to the credit buro.
2007-06-01 07:57:20 · 10 answers · asked by twikiruk 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Read the terms of the lease that you signed when you move in. If you signed a lease for a year, they have the right to charge you a penalty for vacating before the year is out. It will say on the lease what the penalty is. If there is nothing about such a penalty (which is doubtful- all leases have that) then you can contest the charge but if it's in the lease, you're going to have to pay it. You should be able to work out a payment plan if you contact them
2007-06-01 08:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by LB 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are several problems and one may be to your benefit. First of all, all 3 people who signed the lease and jointly and severally liable for the apartment for the term of the lease, unless the sick person was released by the 2 other parties and the landlord. Secondly, by law, the landlord had a limited amount of time to provide the responsible parties with a notice of the charges and/or notice to impose a claim of the security deposit (if one was placed). Depending on your state, if the landlord did not provide such notice, the landlord may have to forfeit the right to the security deposit, have to pay back treble (3x) the security deposit...and so on. For free legal help, look up Landlord and Tenant Act in your state online for more detailed information or just pay for an attorney.
2007-06-02 10:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by Logicalchaos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but you are liable for the rent for the entire term of the lease. The landlord does have a legal obligation to make a normal effort to re-let the property and minimize your liability. Most courts have held that 2 months time is enough to re-let a property though local conditions can affect that either way.
You should ask the landlord for proof of the date that they re-let the property. A redacted copy of the new tenant's lease would suffice for that. You are liable for the time the unit was vacant at whatever monthly rent was specified in your lease, normally up to the 2 month limit if that applies locally. If the unit was vacant for one month and the landlord is asking for one month's rent, you have to pay it. If he's asking for more, you are NOT obligated for the amount that exceeds one month's rent.
You can check this out with Legal Aid if you're eligible, but they will almost certainly tell you the same thing.
2007-06-01 08:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A one year lease is a valid binding contract for the duration of one year. The fact that the three people involved could not honor the terms of the contract does not relieve them of the obligation to honor the contract.
Depending on your state laws, the landlord can hold the lease signers responsible for lost rents in the interim, costs of re-renting the unit, and other issues as well.
2007-06-01 08:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only person of the 3 of you with a valid reason to break the lease was the SICK guy....the two remaining people SHOULD have tried to find another room-mate...my son moves and finds room-mates all the time so you can't tell me it would have been IMPOSSIBLE to find another 3rd room-mate---you just were too lazy to LOOK... SO, sorry guys---you both owe the former landlord $1300 and let this be a GOOD lesson to you... don't SIGN anything unless you plan to abide by what you are signing!!!!!!!!!
2007-06-01 08:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by LittleBarb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What does it say in your contract about breaking your lease? Even with 2 months notice, you still probably have to pay a final month, plus a fee for breaking the lease.
Have you talked to the landlord about making payment arrangements?
2007-06-01 08:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Bogart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
listed right here are some techniques for the costs. $a million,000 hire wreck value. If this replaced into pronounced interior the hire and you agreed to it then you certainly may be caught. $895 for the month of Sept - this would basically be charged IF the owner would not discover a tenant to stay interior the area. many times once you wreck a hire you're liable for something of the hire until the owner unearths a clean tenant. If he/she got here upon one and has them residing interior the valuables then you certainly shouldn't owe this. If the area remains vacant then yeah, many times you're on the hook. $895 for the month of December. examine your hire contract. the only way i will verify you being caught for this is in case you have been presented the 1st month unfastened for a a million 365 days hire. in case you broke the hire before the a million 365 days anniversary you would be on the hook for it. If no longer then you certainly should not be charged. $150 for the hollow interior the wall. replaced into the restoration you probably did appropriate? I propose, did it look expert? If it nevertheless needed to be sanded or finished off they'd can charge you for it. it sort of feels severe until it replaced right into a brilliant hollow. $150 to alter the locks - If i'm examining the question wisely, you broke the hire. This wasn't a classic "end of hire" intending. because of the fact the hire replaced into broken i could have expected the keys to be back to me on the instant or i could exchange the locks to boot. $150 bux looks with reference to the value for a locksmith to do the activity. 5.0 hours x $30/h cleanup can charge - Did you're taking pictured of the area showing the problem you left it in? If no longer it is your be conscious against the owner's...until the owner has photographs to returned their area up. the two way, you recognize the form you left the area. replaced into the oven/stovetop sparkling? Did the carpets/flooring decide on cleansing? homestead windows, baseboards, bathing room, sinks/tubs, those sort of issues are component to a walk by way of inspection. Did you flow away products at the back of that needed to be picked up and hauled out? As for the value, $25 to $30, what value $25 in December ought to genuinely value $30 exceedingly much a 365 days later. stable good fortune!
2016-10-09 06:35:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for the Legal Aid Society in your area, they help low income people on legal matters.
2007-06-01 08:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try you local legal aid bureau, but I'm pretty sure if you break a lease you are responsible for it.
2007-06-01 08:00:30 · answer #9 · answered by chickey_soup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A contract is a contract sorry. You do need to get legal assistance.
Free legal aid search for all states: http://www.lawhelp.org/
2007-06-01 08:43:15 · answer #10 · answered by newmexicorealestateforms 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋