How do I go about getting my now ex girlfriend to sign the form releasing me from the lease?
Full Question:
My girlfriend and I moved into a rental a month ago. I have since found out she was cheating on me and wish to move out. I tried to give the property manager my 30 day notice but they said my now ex-girlfriend has to sign a form to release me from the lease. She refuses to sign it because she wants me to pay half of the rent while she continues to live there. How do I go about changing this?
10/24/2007 |
Category: Landlord Ten... ยป Lease Termin... |
State: North Carolina |
#10892
Answer:
The following is general information regarding cotenants:
Generally, two or more persons who enter into a rental or lease agreement with a landlord are referred to as cotenants. Although cotenants have the same legal obligations under a rental or lease agreement, each cotenant may be independently liable to the landlord for failure to comply with the agreement, including rental obligations. A typical rental or lease agreement cotenant provision states that the cotenants are jointly and severally liable for compliance with the agreement. Any agreements between cotenants regarding rental or lease obligations are not binding on a landlord, but cotenants may seek to enforce such agreements against one another in the same way other types of contracts are enforced. When a single tenant seeks to add a roommate, he or she must follow the landlord’s application process, and the landlord may request that a new rental or lease agreement be signed. The new agreement may include increases in the amount of rent and security deposit required.