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Philly Landlowrd
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- Pennsylvania
So I have a lease with a couple for a year and after the first year and into the second year lease one leaves, they do not tell me but I figure it out. The other still pays rent on time so no big deal but now the lease is coming up to its expiration. Normally I would offer a 1 year extension or allow it to go Month to Month if the Tenants want to stay but in this case I am not sure.
As I said the rent is still being paid but if it goes month to month and I am aware the other roommate left what happens if I start having problems with the other roommate and I ever need to evict. I am concerned the courts will give me a problem if I try to hold the roommate that left accountable since I have been aware for some time of them abandoning. Just to state, that roommate never sent me notice or requested to be removed from the lease so legally they are still bound to it.
The lease does have a joint and several liability clause.
Now I spoke with several other property owners and the consensus is to write a new lease for the remaining roommate if he wants to continue staying there after the year lease expires. He is the problem, when I leased the place I took a chance, their credit was not good and their apps from the screening service were rejected, only the roommate that stayed was accepted but required a co-signer.
So this is what I proposed to him, I offer him to stay (He only wants month to month) but he must sign a new lease removing the other roommate and that he must get a co-signer. There is nothing that has changed in this persons background to significantly alter his position, in fact; he has changed jobs three times since moving in and in different fields so his income is unstable.
I do not think I am asking to much and am being reasonable with this but he is pushing back with he has been there 2 years and paying rent, yes that is true but that was also with both roommates financially securing the property. I have been doing this for a long time and seen many situations and believe standing by my policies that follow the local laws are the best course for me.
I am planning to deliver the 30 day notice to vacate because my time is running out even while I wait to hear from him if he will provide a co - signer. He already said once he will not and plans to leave but his latest notice indicates differently and wants to stay he just does not think he should need a co-signer.
Just looking for some advice as I think allowing this to go M2M without a new lease removing the old roommate is not an option and may be a headache for me. But I have to ask, what if I did that and just let him stay with it in place and M2M and then I have problems?
As I said the rent is still being paid but if it goes month to month and I am aware the other roommate left what happens if I start having problems with the other roommate and I ever need to evict. I am concerned the courts will give me a problem if I try to hold the roommate that left accountable since I have been aware for some time of them abandoning. Just to state, that roommate never sent me notice or requested to be removed from the lease so legally they are still bound to it.
The lease does have a joint and several liability clause.
Now I spoke with several other property owners and the consensus is to write a new lease for the remaining roommate if he wants to continue staying there after the year lease expires. He is the problem, when I leased the place I took a chance, their credit was not good and their apps from the screening service were rejected, only the roommate that stayed was accepted but required a co-signer.
So this is what I proposed to him, I offer him to stay (He only wants month to month) but he must sign a new lease removing the other roommate and that he must get a co-signer. There is nothing that has changed in this persons background to significantly alter his position, in fact; he has changed jobs three times since moving in and in different fields so his income is unstable.
I do not think I am asking to much and am being reasonable with this but he is pushing back with he has been there 2 years and paying rent, yes that is true but that was also with both roommates financially securing the property. I have been doing this for a long time and seen many situations and believe standing by my policies that follow the local laws are the best course for me.
I am planning to deliver the 30 day notice to vacate because my time is running out even while I wait to hear from him if he will provide a co - signer. He already said once he will not and plans to leave but his latest notice indicates differently and wants to stay he just does not think he should need a co-signer.
Just looking for some advice as I think allowing this to go M2M without a new lease removing the old roommate is not an option and may be a headache for me. But I have to ask, what if I did that and just let him stay with it in place and M2M and then I have problems?