I moved out of a house early, in which my roommate's name was the only name on the lease (the landlord had told us only one of us needed to sign). I moved out with the intention to find some to move in for December.
Before I moved into the house, in September, the windows in my 3rd floor room needed severe repairing. They are rotted away (two of them), painted with lead (there is a lead disclaimer in the lease), and the panes are loose. In one pane, there is a crack about three inches wide. I told the landlord that they would need to be repaired for when I moved in (I told her this early-Sept).
When I moved in (mid-Sept), they were not repaired.
I asked again when the weather was very cold (Oct). Nothing.
I moved out in mid Nov, paying full rent for the month, giving her 2 weeks to fix them before another girl moved in. Nothing.
Dec 1st was the move in date. She said she would fix them the weekend of. Guess what?
Now the girl won't move in.
Am I really stuck paying rent for Dec???
2007-12-02 11:42:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
It is my roommate's name on the lease, and my agreement with her was to find a new roommate so she doesn't get stuck with my share of the rent. I don't want to push the responsibility onto her. It was my landlord that insisted that only she needed to sign the lease (now I see why).
2007-12-02 12:34:27 · update #1
I suppose I should rephrase. If it were up to my roommate (since hers is the name on the lease), would she have to pay my share of the rent for december since the windows are not fixed? These windows are very much a violation of safety and health of the tenant that would use that room....
2007-12-02 12:38:13 · update #2
If your name is not on the lease you don't have to pay anything. Your roommate is on the hook for the entire rent unless you had a separate written contract with your roommate.
2007-12-02 11:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by Michael C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your position is that of a tenant of the person who signed the lease. If you don't have a written lease with YOUR landlord (the tenant who signed the lease) you are on a month-to-month tenancy. Generally you must provide 30 days notice that spans one full rental period on a month-to-month tenancy. If you gave your notice in October, it would be with effect on 1 December and you'd only owe for November. If you gave notice in November it would be with effect on 1 January and you would owe for December if a replacement tenant cannot be located.
2007-12-02 11:50:01 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your name is not on the lease, unless you entered into an oral agreement with the landlord (which it doesn't seem you have since there was a written lease) you are not liable for rent...
if i were you, i would contact your city health department and tell them the situation....they will make your landlord repair those windows---along with any other violation they find...
2007-12-02 11:50:13 · answer #3 · answered by misstiaemail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some friends to pay him a vist and offer him whats better window fixed or two broken legs
2007-12-02 11:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋