Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Texas

Re: room mate on lease moved out

The answer depends entirely on whether when the girl moved out, if she and her dad were released by the apartment mgmt from the remainder of the lease. Your daughter has a right to know and needs to contact the apartments to find out if the roommate and her dad are still on the lease. More importantly, I have not seen the lease agreement, however, it is a standard clause in civil contracts that joint parties are jointly and severally liable. This means that the creditor can go against all of the debtors, or only only one of the debtors to get their money. It is between the debtors to decide who owes money to each other. If this is the nature of their lease, when your daughter pays only one half of the rent next month, she will get an eviction notice. She might have the right to sue her former roommate for the monies expended, but it may not be the problem of the landlord. Wish I had better news for you! TCL