Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia

Can we get our money back??

My fiance' and I began renting a house with a former coworker of his about 5 months ago. Before moving in, he signed a basic rental agreement with her. Since then, the living situation has been awful. Recently, we left to housesit for his mom while she was out of town. I dropped by to retrieve our cell phone chargers and found a note stating that someone else was living in the house temporarily. Our roommate failed to call and inform us of the houseguests. If we gave her our portion of the rent on a Tuesday and she moved her guests in that following Thursday or Friday, can we legally ask for a refund of the rent payment? Just as an added note, the lease agreement does not address the issue of overnight guests.


Asked on 9/09/07, 4:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: Can we get our money back??

Your post is far from clear, especially in descrbing the relationship. You say you are renting the house "with" the former co-worker, not "from" her. Is she a roomate or the landlord? Does she also live there? You probably want to repost and be more specific on these key details.

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Answered on 9/09/07, 4:42 pm


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