My jurisdiction is: virginia
Hi,
I have a problem with my roommate about breaking a lease. We both jointly signed a one year lease and its' been only 4 months on this apartment and we're having some issues. I got married and I want to move out in a 1 bed room apt. So, i talked to my roommate and she said she doesn't want to break the lease. So, i offered her three options, which are:
1. Break the lease and both of us pay half and half (2 months rent)
- She doesn't want to pay any money and indeed forcing me to pay 2 months rent to break the lease.
2. Either of us goes for a 1 bed room apt. in the same property by downgrading from 2BRK to 1BRK for 4 months lease option and receive the rent difference from another roommate and make him/her free from the lease. The rent for 1 bed room is $1500.00/month for 4 months lease. So, what i asked her is you pay $300.00/per month and get off from the lease. So, she doesn't approve on this and say why should i pay the difference? I'll pay the transfer fee which is $350.00 and get off from this lease. Basically, she is blackmailing me by doing all these as she knew that I want to break the lease. Also, I told her you occupy 1 BRK apt. and I'll pay the $300.00/month to you as the difference and free me from the lease. But, she doesn't approve this as well.
3. I talked to her to put a replacement roommate but she says she won't accept this new roommate as well as she doesn't want to live with anybody.
Could someone help me solving my problem? as I am bit tensed due to this lease problem and my wife is joining me very soon who is in some other country and doesn't know whats happening at my end. I cannot continue living with this woman as she is too loud, high-tempered, and fights with me for any small thing which is totally unbearable and unacceptable to me.
Please help me out.
Thanks,
HP.
Hi,
I have a problem with my roommate about breaking a lease. We both jointly signed a one year lease and its' been only 4 months on this apartment and we're having some issues. I got married and I want to move out in a 1 bed room apt. So, i talked to my roommate and she said she doesn't want to break the lease. So, i offered her three options, which are:
1. Break the lease and both of us pay half and half (2 months rent)
- She doesn't want to pay any money and indeed forcing me to pay 2 months rent to break the lease.
2. Either of us goes for a 1 bed room apt. in the same property by downgrading from 2BRK to 1BRK for 4 months lease option and receive the rent difference from another roommate and make him/her free from the lease. The rent for 1 bed room is $1500.00/month for 4 months lease. So, what i asked her is you pay $300.00/per month and get off from the lease. So, she doesn't approve on this and say why should i pay the difference? I'll pay the transfer fee which is $350.00 and get off from this lease. Basically, she is blackmailing me by doing all these as she knew that I want to break the lease. Also, I told her you occupy 1 BRK apt. and I'll pay the $300.00/month to you as the difference and free me from the lease. But, she doesn't approve this as well.
3. I talked to her to put a replacement roommate but she says she won't accept this new roommate as well as she doesn't want to live with anybody.
Could someone help me solving my problem? as I am bit tensed due to this lease problem and my wife is joining me very soon who is in some other country and doesn't know whats happening at my end. I cannot continue living with this woman as she is too loud, high-tempered, and fights with me for any small thing which is totally unbearable and unacceptable to me.
Please help me out.
Thanks,
HP.