Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

My roomate is breaking the lease on our apartment about six months early. I love where I am living so my other roomate and I want to stay in the same community; however, we can't afford the one we are in now without the third roomate. Because we are transferring, the roomate who is leaving doesn't have to pay $400 to break the lease; instead, we have to pay $300 to transfer to a different apartment. Should our roomate who is breaking this lease be responsible for paying the transfer fee since he technically gets away with breaking a legal contract free of charge? Thank you.


Asked on 3/07/11, 3:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Hunter Chamberlin Chamberlin Butler & Crowe, P.A.

Yes. That is entirely his responsibility. Technically, he would be responsible for all monthly rent payments for the remainder of the lease term. However, you are also under an obligation to mitigate your damages, which you are doing by moving. However, you still have economic damages, for which your third roommate is responsible.

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Answered on 3/07/11, 5:17 pm


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