Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Ohio

I co-signed an apartment lease for my stepson. he changed apartments within the same complex, and I signed a new lease for that specific apartment. Then my stepson changed apartments again, still inside the same complex, but since he was 21 at that time, I refused to sign another lease. The second lease I signed would have expired in January of this year. Now my stepson has moved out of the apartment complex all together and they are saying that I am responsible for the condition of the apartment, even though I did not sign a new lease for the new address. They are telling me that I will be responsible for any and all damages. They say that the second lease I signed "transfered" automatically to the new address without a signature needed. They said after the second lease expired in January,and it is now February, that he was considered to be on a month to month lease. Can I be held responsible for anything concerning the latest apartment? I also wanted to say that I live in Ohio


Asked on 2/04/10, 3:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew J Ruzicho II Law offices of Andrew J Ruzicho II

I would think that you have a pretty good argument that the failure to have you sign on the 3rd lease would mean that you are not liable as a co-signer.

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Answered on 2/16/10, 1:59 pm


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