glo_riiaa
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« on: December 03, 2008, 07:06:58 AM » |
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My roommate for 8 months recently got married and with no notice bought her husband home with her. The landlord is a scum lord and doesn't care. Now I have to move out because she won't move and I don't want to live with him there, as he is also scum. What can I do if the landlord won't do anything?
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Jane
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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2008, 09:13:01 AM » |
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Just move on. You will be soooo much happier in the long run.
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SmartA__
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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2008, 09:36:17 AM » |
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Read your lease. If it says that you have some sort of say over new tenants, then you can move out without penalty. If your lease doesn't specifically state that you can deny new tenants, or that you and your roommate will be the only tenants, then you can't do anything except wait until your lease is up, or pay the fee to break your lease.
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Thunder
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2008, 11:01:24 AM » |
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Whose name is the lease in? If yours, she should find a new place, if hers, then you should.
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Kate_S
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2008, 11:21:53 AM » |
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Read your lease, in detail. Bring your case to your land lord and if he/she still does nothing, you can either move out or take it to a small claims court.
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schwildcat1977
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2008, 12:04:26 PM » |
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Nothing you can do. It is up to the landlord to regulate who lives in their rental.
You cannot just move out either. You have a lease and if you just move out the landlord can sue you for unpaid rent. They can also charge you a lease break fee.
Did you really think she would get maried and not want to live with her husband?
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chatsplas
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2008, 12:19:51 PM » |
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Well, STOP the namecalling and swearing and take some action.
To protect yourself, have LL and Roomie agree to substitute new hubby for you on lease. Can just have piece of paper signed by all FOUR of you stating that the lease of X date for X apartment, between LL, Tenant W and Tenant Y is being modified by agreement of all parties, in that Tenant Y is being replaced by Tenant Z and that Tenant Y is being released from liability under the lease and that Tenant Z is paying to her today her share of the security deposit, so that security deposit held by LL will be that of Tenant Z and Tenant W.
Learn your lesson and stay away from scum--and stop namecalling.
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RealEstateGirl
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2008, 07:03:33 PM » |
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How much time is left on the lease? Are both of your names on it? If your name is on the lease, and you don't see any loopholes to get out of it than stay there, stick it out (so you don't end up paying rent on two places) and make him pay for 1/3 of the utilities. That would mean they pay 2/3 of the utilities. Also, you can make them pay more rent based on the shared living space. I would say that 60/40 would be a good split for rent (60 is their portion).
If she is unwilling to pay extra you could take them to small claims court.
If your name is not on the lease you should just move out to save the headache.
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Landlord
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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2008, 07:18:48 PM » |
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You're doing it. You can move.
You can not force the landlord to do anything and you do not have any authority to do anything yourself, it is not your house.
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Brent
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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2008, 07:29:38 PM » |
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Don't move if your name is on the lease. You are responsible for the rent if they don't pay it and any damages that they may cause.
The best option is to get the landlord to remove you from the lease. If he will not, then take her to small claims court.
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