Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
my roomates moving out, and refuses to pay the rent on her lease
my roomate decided she wanted to move out of our apartment even though she is still on the lease for another 8 months. she refuses to pay the rent she owes.can she do this?, what are the laws regarding this subject?
Asked on 12/28/02, 8:35 pm
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Re: my roomates moving out, and refuses to pay the rent on her lease
The landlord can sue both of you for the rent and collect from either. You can probably sue the roommate for her share of the rent, depending on whether you had any agreement with her outside the lease.
The ideal solution is to find another roommate whom the landlord will accept and ask the landlord to put the new roommate on the lease instead of the old one.
Answered on 12/28/02, 10:46 pm
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