I wrote a letter to my landlord ending my lease obligation because of misconduct on his part, if he does not contact me does that mean I am out ?
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I wrote a letter to my landlord ending my lease obligation because of misconduct on his part, if he does not contact me does that mean I am out ?
My landlord failed to meet all of the landlord duties so I moved all my stuff out and wrote a letter to him, he has not contacted me about it. My ex-roommate is now trying to sue me for the rent. Is this possible or am I out of the lease?
Asked on June 9, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answers:
J.V., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I am a bit confused because it sounds as if you sent a letter to get out of the lease with your landlord but the lease was being paid jointly by a roommate who is still renting in that location. These are two separate issues. Your getting out of the lease with the landlord is inapplicable because the landlord still has a lease only now you expect your ex roommate to pay the entire thing. If you wanted to move out and your roommate was remaining there the agreement to leave had to be with the roommate because now they are responsible for rent and you left them
If you want to contact a local attorney you can explain very clearly the situation, explain the issues, what you did with the landlord and roommate and see if you have any worry about paying rent to the roommate. At this point it sounds as if your roommate may have a valid case which is why I suggest investigating further with an attorney
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