Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Sublets/security deposits
My roommate is breaking our lease 2
months early. The landlord gave her
permission to sublet. She asked me if
I knew of anyone and I did so we
made plans for her to move in. 4 She
is insisting that the subletee
reimburse her in full for her half of
the security deposit. My land lord
has explained to her that in the past,
what happens is the security deposit
is issued to the two people living in
the apartment when the lease is up.
In this case, the subletee would
simply reimburse my original
roommate as it is just two months
away. My current roommate is
basically trying to get a 100%
reimbursement for her deposit, and
leave me and the subletee (who will
only live there for 2 months)
financially responsible for damages to
the apartment. HELP!

Asked on 6/25/08, 10:43 pm

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Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

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Re: Sublets/security deposits

I've answered this already, to the effect that the current roommate/cotenant is being unreasonable and has no right to an early refund of her deposit.

If you need a more detailed, complete or expert opinion, please do not re-ask under the "real estate and real property" topic heading. I'm pretty sure LawGuru has a specialized topic with a name like Landlord-Tenant or the like. Give that a try.

As a LawGuru volunteer, not an insider, I do not know why we are referred multiple copies of the same darn question. Frankly, it is a bit annoying. I do not know whether the site itself is generating these multiple copies, or if out users have gotten the idea that if they ask the same thing three times, they'll get three times as many answers. Whatever the cause, it needs to stop.

Answered on 6/26/08, 12:46 am

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