I was subleasing my campus apartment to somone and the tenant stopped paying rent in April. Therefore she owes $2304.47, for the months of April, May, June and Jult. I never knew she stopped paying rent or got evicted. I jjust recieved a letter from a collections agency on August 21,2007, telling me I owe the amount that I stated earlier. Shouldn't I have been contacted when the tenant first started falling behind on rent?
2007-08-22 14:34:33 · 5 answers · asked by Ashlee L 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Probably would have been nice. The landlord probably posted notices at the apartment. Did he have your current address and phone number?
You might try to negotiate a settlement but you are liable. You can, in turn, go after your tenant in small claims.
2007-08-22 14:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by bdancer222 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, YOU signed for and are responsible the lease. When you do a sublease YOU are the landlord for the the time frame of the sublease. YOU are responsible for checking on and making sure the sublessor is paying the rent.
YOU should have been in contact with YOUR landlord making sure the sublessor was paying the rent. Point fingers and blame other people all you want, the buck ends with you.
2007-08-22 15:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by Craig T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
from a legal point of view u dont have to pay a thing any more because ur insurance covers u from job loss unless it states how u lose the job...aside from that even if the contract doesnt include job loss from a mental illness (it is mental and not physical) then u still dont have to pay on the grounds that u r not covered by a job anymore and there for have lost ur collateral u see every loan has a collateral..when its a car loan then its the car itself, if a housing loan then its the house but if it is any kind of a personal loan then it is the salary u get and since u dont have it anymore then u cant pay it off that company has the right to take u to court if they like and that ALL they have the right to do and same goes for u u can take them to court and the sooner the better since u have a case against them under NO circumstances can they come to u at home and thats FINAL...i would say sue them as soon as possible good luck
2016-05-20 04:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by leonarda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Were you under the impression that it was completely paid off?
If you weren't, then that is why they don't have to send you a notice...you signed a contract stating what you had to pay, and you should know whether or not it was paid in full or not. The, "They didn't send me a notice" cry doesn't work with these companies...you just have to pull up your big girl panties and deal with it!
2007-08-22 15:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by Expert8675309 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's in your lease when rent is due that is your notice, and most lease state any debts will be reported
2007-08-22 16:45:07 · answer #5 · answered by jeanniep 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋