Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Ohio

Two party lease one broke it can the other do it?

Daughter&friend signed a lease for 1 year.Landlord

let friend out of lease after 3 mon.can daughter move out before lease is up. Can not afford all of rent.

will she have to pay all of lease.Landlord says she has to stay or pay. Who is right?


Asked on 11/02/00, 12:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Gregg Manes Gregg A. Manes, Esq.

Re: Two party lease one broke it can the other do it?

The landlord is right. There is no obligation to let either party out of a lease. But if he let one party out of the lease then one may assert that the old lease is void and you are on a month to month tenancy and only have to give 30 days notice.

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Answered on 11/20/00, 4:44 pm


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