Legal Question in Administrative Law in Wisconsin
Bailing Roommate
2 of my friends and I got a house together to rent. 3 weeks after we signed the lease and moved in, one decided to shack up w/ her boyfriend. Today she announced that she is indeed moving out and that she will only pay her share of the rent until another roommate is found and not her 1/3rd of the bills as verbally agreed upon. We are not even certain she will pay her rent. The land lord said that all 3 of us are liable and if one person bails, its the others problem. What are our legal rights? How should we handle this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Bailing Roommate
Sorry, this is out of my area. It is listed as an "administrative law" question when in fact it is landlord/tennant question.
My reaction is that if indeed your estranged roomate doesn't pay the bill, you are out of luck. It's kind of like "you pick your friends..." My recommendation is to start advertizing for a 3rd roomate ASAP to limit your liability.
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