Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

Security Deposit Return
I vacated the premises of a rental property whose lease was in roommate and my name a few months before its termination. This was acceptable to the lessor because all leases were being terminated and the apartments becoming condo purchases. I received via certified mail notification of assessed damages after the official termination of the lease. I agreed to pay half and sent a letter along with a check stating that the other tenant was responsible for the other portion.
The apartment replied that I was responsible for the total amount since the other tenant hadn't provided a new forwarding address and had not returned their phone calls to his cell phone.
Am I legally responsible for the full amount of the damage and cleaning charges that were assessed for a lease that was in 2 names because I was the responsible party that provided a new forwarding address? The majority of these charges were due to the other tenant abandoning property that had to be disposed of by the lessor.

Asked on 10/18/05, 11:28 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Stephen Loeb Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb

0 users found helpful

0 attorneys agreed

Re: Security Deposit Return

It's likely that you may be fully responsible and your remedy would be to go after your roommate but it's impossible to say for sure without reviewing the wording of your lease.

Should you like to discuss this or any other legal matter, you can e-mail me for more information about low cost face-to-face, on-line, or a telephone consultation with a lawyer in our office.

Answered on 10/20/05, 11:31 am

Mark as helpful