Hi - A friend and I leased an apartment 7 months ago, and after 1 month he got drunk, fell down a canal, hit his head and suffered brain damage. After 2 month in intensive care (1 month in coma) he left AMA (against medical advice) and came home. Crazy - staying drunk all day, severely abusing his pain meds, and I finally kicked him out and changed the locks. Now he's wanting to come back "home", still drinking alcoholically, and hasn't paid rent in 6 months. Also (luckily, I think) he had the power shut off after I kicked him out - it was in his name - without telling me. Anyway, this guy's a menace now. He's got a thickening file with the local police since his accident which can't hurt my case, but I do not want him to come back. I rented his room almost immediately after booting him, and my new roommate and myself are both in recovery from alcoholism. Don't want a crazy drunk guy in the house.
My leasing agent says there's nothing she can do - she advised me to get a good lawyer. I don't know the law, and I know I shouldn't have changed the locks, but it seems to me that since he abandoned the apartment and hasn't paid rent in 6 months I should be able to have him removed from the lease.
If anyone has any experience or info, please help. I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks
My leasing agent says there's nothing she can do - she advised me to get a good lawyer. I don't know the law, and I know I shouldn't have changed the locks, but it seems to me that since he abandoned the apartment and hasn't paid rent in 6 months I should be able to have him removed from the lease.
If anyone has any experience or info, please help. I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks