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Lease, Roommate, Court Issues??
In general, could someone who broke lease and left a rental house 4 months early take a roommate to court over a energy bill which is in the persons name who broke the lease?
I was unable to get the bill out of this persons name because there was a balance on the account and there were other people living there which made the payment complicated.
3 Answers
- Angela BLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Oh, you may want to contact Judge Judy for that one ...
But then again, the devil is in the details. What does it say in your lease? Regardless of whose name it is in, if the roomates are to share the cost of utilities, then whoever didn't pay their share can get nailed. However, the one who broke the lease can be countersued for his share of rent not paid.
See where I am going ...
- MariposaLv 71 decade ago
No. They would have to pay their portion of the bill for the timeframe they lived there only. The person whose name is on the bill could take they other people to court to redeem the money they had to pay in order to keep the bill from ruining their credit.
- DEATHLv 71 decade ago
If the person who left notified the landlord they were leaving early, then you really don't have much recorce.
Besides, how much could it have been? Get over it.
