Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

I was living w/ a roommate in 05 & she, I & her mother were on the lease. She moved to FLA before lease was up & found friend to sub-lease(we broke lease right then as that was not allowed.) Lease was up in Oct. & I decided that i didn't want to cont. to live there. I typed up letter for the rental office & my roommate told me to forge her & her mom's signature. When I went to turn it in, they said that I had to give one mos. notice (I naively thought that all I had to do was let them know I didn't want to cont. lease by the time the lease was up.) I panicked & left, leaving apt empty & they cont'd. to charge us for 3 mos. My ex-roommate's mom paid the amount in full so their credit would not be marred. Now they are coming after me for all of it.


Asked on 8/17/09, 6:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If the full amount owed under the defaulted lease has already been paid, that should be your defense to any further collection efforts in this matter on the part of the landlord or his assignee.

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Answered on 8/22/09, 11:52 pm


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