Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

my boyfriend shared an apartment with a roommate my boyfriend signed the lease over when he moved out as requested by the roommate now she wants to him to pay her because she lost the apartment due to failure of payment.. can she do this shes gotten 1200 from him already even though the lease was tranfered to her?


Asked on 8/31/09, 2:53 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Philip Duvalsaint Philip A. Duvalsaint, PLLC

The lease can typically only be assigned with the landlord's consent. She may have a claim for contribution if the lease was not properly assigned.

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Answered on 8/31/09, 3:10 pm
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

The only "transfer" that would work is one from or agreed to by the landlord. Whether he owes the roomate any money would depend on what they signed.

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Answered on 8/31/09, 3:20 pm


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