My son and girlfriend of 2 years recently split up … before the break both had signed a 12 month apt. rental lease. The relationship soured and the now former girlfriend is “sour grapes” over the situation. She never paid anything towards the rent from day one and has since relocated out of state yet left the majority of her furninshings behind in the apt. She is now refusing to remove herself from the rental lease until my son physically sends or takes (at his expense) her household goods from the unit and to deliver to her mother’s home located in yet another state. My son who has diligently paid the rent from day one despite the hardship to do this (he’s a “starving” college student) is wondering what he can do to get out of this horrible messy situation. Is it wise for him to go to small claims with this matter? Can he dispose of her household goods by donating to charity or sell the goods in lieu of her negligence to pay any monies towards his ongoing rent? When are goods considered “abandoned” in a siutation as described? My son can not break lease nor sublet with her name on the contract. Is threatening to take the matter to small claims court advisable and would the outcome in your legal opinion be in my son’s favor should we go this route?

Rental Leases
Is there any way to get out of a rental lease if an abusive boyfriend signed himself and his section 8 to the lease and is now trying to use the lease to screw me by moving in somewhere else, taking his section 8, and leaving me with a $900/mo rental bill if I don’t move in with him and stay with him since legally I’ll be on the hook since he lives on SSI and therefore has no income for the landlord to sue for?

rental agreements
My tenant says that it is illegal to charge a late fee of $7.00/day when he is late in paying the rent. It is written on the rental lease he signed. He is late every month. He says I can’t charge a late fee for for 30 days and then it has to be a one time, one charge only.
Thank you for your help with this
Terri