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New landlords…

By Heather Walters

So, I moved into a house with a first time landlord with 2 of my guy friends. I only wanted a six month lease and the lease on the house is one year. The guys agreed that after six months I could leave and they would find a new roommate. Well with a little short notice around the end of the 5th month, I gave my roommates and my landlord my verbal notice and paid for the 6th month, even though I wasn’t there anymore. After 30 days the guys call and ask me to pay for another month because they haven’t found time to look for another roommate. Mind you my name is still on the lease until they do so, therefore I couldn’t say no, so I just said whenever I can, I will but try to take care of it. Now after almost 90 days of me not even living in the same state, they want me to continue to pay. Now they are getting evicted. There is 3 of us and a Guarentuer on the lease. What is going to happen?

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Edited on: Friday, December 3rd, 2010 9:57 pm
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Landlord

December 9th, 2008 7:08 am

Is the landlord aware of you being gone? Did he give you anything in writing such as an email or a checkout sheet showing that you vacated the unit? If you have anything like that it will definetly help your case. If you are renting from a first time landlord he/she will most likely just want to get your old roommates out of the rental. However, they may still try to take it to court to get the remaining money. Can you get your old roommates to sign a statement saying that you had vacated the unit previously and is not cause for the eviction?

Randy Stone

December 17th, 2008 6:57 am

The ugly truth is that you can be held responsible. Even though you moved, you are still on the agreement as a co-signer. I suggest hiring an attorney to respresent you.

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March 2nd, 2011 6:02 am

[…] New landlords… | Renter Protection Agency So, I moved into a house with a first time landlord with 2 of my guy friends. I only wanted a six month lease and the lease on the house is one year. The guys. December 17th, :57 am. Reply From: Randy Stone, FL, Property Manager, Report Violation. The ugly truth is that you can be held responsible. Even though you moved, you are still on the agreement as a co-signer. I suggest hiring an attorney to respresent you. [Reply] . […]

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