My lease is set to end on April 30th. There were three of us who entered into the lease (collectively, which sucks) a year ago. As it was at the beginning of the month, myself and one other roommate (roommate A) had turned in our termination notices a month early, and roommate B was intending to stay at the residence with other people.
Roommate B is a problem. She is habitually late with her portion of the rent, she hardly pays her bills and is setting herself up to be taken to court...again. This is a different issue. It speaks for her character, but not the situation at hand.
Roommate B decided last week that she was not staying at the residence. She did not give the landlord proper notice. Now Roommate A and I are about to leave, thinking ourselves done with Roommate B and the place in general, and Roommate B has not paid April rent nor has she turned in proper notice. The landlord does not know what to do because all three of our names are on the lease regardless of Roommate B not turning in her notice.
In the lease agreement it says that if the resident fails to give proper notice the landlord may a) extend the lease for one notice period and b) raise the rent. Roommate A and I have given proper notice. The landlord also notes that if the resident stays in the unit after the lease ending date with the approval of the landlord (which Roommate B was intending to do) and the landlord has not renewed or entered into a new lease it can be extended under it's original terms. However, this particular lease cannot be extended under it's original terms because Roommate A and I are no longer on it since we notified and terminated our lease. He knew FAR in advance two of us were leaving and KNEW that the lease could not be extended under it's original terms and he probably should have started drawing up a new lease for Roommate B and whoever she was intending to stay with. I don't feel that he can hold us responsible for anything after the rent is paid. I know that technically Roommate A and I are responsible for whatever April rent is not paid since we entered into the lease together, but can he charge us for rent after April 30th since we terminated the lease? Can we be held responsible for her telling him she was staying and then changing her mind at the last minute? Did he need to sign a new lease with her specifically since Roommate A and I notified him we were leaving?
I just find it very odd that he was willing to treat us as individuals when Roommate A and I turned in our notices and Roommate B had chosen to stay; but now that we've all decided to leave he would hold us collectively responsible. Am I right in thinking that with Roommate A and I turning in the notice that the lease was effectively terminated regardless of what Roommate B told him?
Roommate B is a problem. She is habitually late with her portion of the rent, she hardly pays her bills and is setting herself up to be taken to court...again. This is a different issue. It speaks for her character, but not the situation at hand.
Roommate B decided last week that she was not staying at the residence. She did not give the landlord proper notice. Now Roommate A and I are about to leave, thinking ourselves done with Roommate B and the place in general, and Roommate B has not paid April rent nor has she turned in proper notice. The landlord does not know what to do because all three of our names are on the lease regardless of Roommate B not turning in her notice.
In the lease agreement it says that if the resident fails to give proper notice the landlord may a) extend the lease for one notice period and b) raise the rent. Roommate A and I have given proper notice. The landlord also notes that if the resident stays in the unit after the lease ending date with the approval of the landlord (which Roommate B was intending to do) and the landlord has not renewed or entered into a new lease it can be extended under it's original terms. However, this particular lease cannot be extended under it's original terms because Roommate A and I are no longer on it since we notified and terminated our lease. He knew FAR in advance two of us were leaving and KNEW that the lease could not be extended under it's original terms and he probably should have started drawing up a new lease for Roommate B and whoever she was intending to stay with. I don't feel that he can hold us responsible for anything after the rent is paid. I know that technically Roommate A and I are responsible for whatever April rent is not paid since we entered into the lease together, but can he charge us for rent after April 30th since we terminated the lease? Can we be held responsible for her telling him she was staying and then changing her mind at the last minute? Did he need to sign a new lease with her specifically since Roommate A and I notified him we were leaving?
I just find it very odd that he was willing to treat us as individuals when Roommate A and I turned in our notices and Roommate B had chosen to stay; but now that we've all decided to leave he would hold us collectively responsible. Am I right in thinking that with Roommate A and I turning in the notice that the lease was effectively terminated regardless of what Roommate B told him?
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