Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
If I co sign a rental lease for my son and his roommate also signs the lease am I responsible for the entire rent if roommate doesn't pay? What if the roommate also has a co signer? Am i then only responsible for my son's share? This apt. in in LA
I live in St. Louis
Asked on 10/01/09, 9:17 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Co-signers and tenants are all jointly and severally liable for the full amount of the rent, meaning the landlord has the right to collect 100% of the rent from any one of them. It's between the tenants and the co-signers to sort out the payments between them.
Answered on 10/01/09, 10:24 am
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