Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in North Dakota
Roomate problems
My niece has lived with two other girls in an apartment from August, 2006 until now. Her plans and intentions (and all were aware) were to move out when she was done with school for the year, the end of April, 2007. They do have plans to move into a different place in the fall when school starts again. The problem....the other two roomates plan to stay at the current place over the summer. They are now expecting my niece to pay her share of the rent for the summer, since they plan to live together in the fall, however, at a different place. My niece is not on the lease as she moved in after the other two had signed the lease. She did, however, split the deposit expense with them. Is she legally obligated to pay rent for the summer months? Is she legally able to receive her share of the deposit, once the other roomates have moved out?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Roomate problems
Essentially she has an oral sublease which may not be enforecable. I would need to review written lease and interview her re: her understanding and evidence supporting it.
I have been a LL 25 years.
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