Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Louisiana

Dear LawGuru Friend,

Your questions is wheretherethere is "any chance"?

The answer is yes. She is responsible for whatever

she signed; that is, if there is a signed lease/rent

document. If it is a verbal contract/agreement of lease/

rent, she can still be held responsible. Your problem

may be, however, that each party's liability under the

joint lease/rent agreement--written or not--is what is

called a "joint and solidary" obligation, meaning that

as regards the lessor/landlord, each of you two lessees

is responsible for the whole contract. Therefore, if your

former room-mate defaults and you get sued by the

lessor/landlord, you will have to bring your former

roommate into the law suit by a third party demand

against her for indemnification and such. My suggestion

is that you try as fast as possible to get another

roommate to come in with you and share the charges.

Of course, you have some other legal remedies

that you might find yourself in the need of resorting to.

Feel free to e-mail me your name and phone number,

and I will call you to discuss this further with you. My

e-mail addresses are below. There will be no charge,

as I am now retired from the practice of law after 41

years of very active practice, including such legal

matters as yours.

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson, J.D.

Lake Charles, LA

[email protected]

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