Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan

I co-signed a one (1) year lease for my brother which later found out that I was the lessee and not just a co-singer. I expressed to the manager that this is only a one year ordeal and the person I co-signed for will take over from there. A lease extension was addressed to the person I co-signed for which they signed and the apartment manager accepted and allowed him to live there.

To cover my end, I faxed over a letter indicating that I no longer want to be part of the lease and the extension should solely be under the person I singed for�s responsibility. All of the sudden, that person failed to pay rent for four months and now they are going after me and him. Also, they are saying that the lease extension is not valid due to him not singing the original lease. Additionally, they claim they never received my letter (I have a fax journal that says otherwise).

My question is, could they still go after me and win the case?


Asked on 1/20/11, 6:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

Anybody's guess. It all comes down to evidence and believability. I don't understand the part about the lease extension being invalid if he didnt sign it. If so, that's a defense you both have that nothing is owed after he left (no extension). Please visit www.kliszlaw.com to discuss fully. Tim Klisz

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Answered on 1/25/11, 6:25 pm


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