nyyanks171
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So I moved to Washington, DC on May 15 into a sublet. There is no written agreement, but the sublet was supposed to last until September 1 and I said I would wait until then to look for a new, permanent place to live. I am subletting a room from one girl who is out of the country, in a 3 bedroom apartment.
One of the other people in the apartment, I'll call him John, decided after I moved in that he wants to move out in July. He gave the building a move out date of July 16. Because he is the "primary lease holder" or something, the building claims they can make everybody leave along with John (a way for them to bring in new tenants and charge much higher rent).
If I find a new place to live with a lease that starts August 1, can the building I'm in now force me to leave? Could I offer to continue paying rent for the remainder of July? The building does not allow subletting, by the way.
Thanks for your help!
One of the other people in the apartment, I'll call him John, decided after I moved in that he wants to move out in July. He gave the building a move out date of July 16. Because he is the "primary lease holder" or something, the building claims they can make everybody leave along with John (a way for them to bring in new tenants and charge much higher rent).
If I find a new place to live with a lease that starts August 1, can the building I'm in now force me to leave? Could I offer to continue paying rent for the remainder of July? The building does not allow subletting, by the way.
Thanks for your help!