breaking a rental lease
two people rent an apartment, one moves out, you have to break the lease, landlord says he will sue if i dont pay the remainder of the lease what can i do?
breaking a rental lease
two people rent an apartment, one moves out, you have to break the lease, landlord says he will sue if i dont pay the remainder of the lease what can i do?
Re: breaking a rental lease
Try to find a replacement tenant acceptable to the landlord. He/she also has a duty to try and do so once you vacate the apartment. But you and your former roommate remain responsible for the rent until the lease runs out unless a replacement tenant is found, as long as the landlord is making reasonable efforts to find a replacement. If you get sued, you can sue your former roommate, assuming they signed the lease, for contribution. They don’t avoid responsibility by leaving.
Robert Sher
Wagshal and Sher
4824 Edgemoor Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814