Hello,
I was subletting in an apartment where the master tenant's lease does not allow for subletting, however, the landlord gave verbal permission for me to live there.
I am now in a dispute with the master tenant because they are refusing to return my share of the deposit which I paid to them.
From what I can see, the risk of an illegal sublease lies only on the master tenant, not their tenant. As in, the only risk is possible eviction. Now that both of us have moved out of the apartment, can I still sue her for my deposit back? Even though she was acting without written consent when I moved in (as her lease specifies), she still has to abide by master tenant laws right?
Thank you
I was subletting in an apartment where the master tenant's lease does not allow for subletting, however, the landlord gave verbal permission for me to live there.
I am now in a dispute with the master tenant because they are refusing to return my share of the deposit which I paid to them.
From what I can see, the risk of an illegal sublease lies only on the master tenant, not their tenant. As in, the only risk is possible eviction. Now that both of us have moved out of the apartment, can I still sue her for my deposit back? Even though she was acting without written consent when I moved in (as her lease specifies), she still has to abide by master tenant laws right?
Thank you