I moved out before lease ends. Roommate is suing me. What legal defense can I make? Details below
Because you were both on the lease, you were jointly and severally liable for the rent and other obligations until the lease expired (no separate...
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Because you were both on the lease, you were jointly and severally liable for the rent and other obligations until the lease expired (no separate...
Because you were both on the lease, you were jointly and severally liable for the rent and other obligations until the lease expired (no separate...
Co-tenants don't have the right to evict other co-tenants. If the co-tenancy is month-to-month, or was soon expiring, the departing co-tenant...
You can hire a skip tracer to locate the deadbeat roommate, and would then have to validly serve process as to whatever lawsuit you file. Of...
You can sue your roommate in small claims court for her share of the utilities. However, it sounds like one of you should leave. If you are both...
Unless you can prove there was a history of similar crimes in your gated community, and that the landlord knew about the problem (and took no...
You would assume all kinds of potential risks, including for fraud and possibly identity theft. Don't do it.
Whether or not the occupants would be considered squatters, as opposed to tenants (which could have a lot of bearing on your eviction options),...
I am re-posting this under family law, including because it seems to involve child custody issues, and perhaps a domestic violence restraining...
It sounds like the settlement agreement reached in mediation did not require you to leave (e.g. via a stipulated judgment) and/or that the lawsuit...