can a woman be held liable for a lease when she has had to vacate her home live in a shelter due to domestic v
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The law and land lords can be merciless and many times don't give a fudge cycle what a person's problem is. Legally YES - they can force her to be liable. That doesn't make it ethical though.\n\nOn the chance the land-lord has a heart, she needs to talk to the man and explain the situation. Sometimes whoever's name is on the lease is fully responsible and that depends on the state law or county, etc.  Hopefully she at least doesn't have her name on the lease solely or jointly.\n\nOtherwise she needs  to talk to a lawyer. The yellow page ads should tell whether a lawyer charges for a first time consultation or not.
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only if you skip out on paying the rent, not move on time or if you damage things and she doesnt take care of the bill before they send a collection agency after her. So, bottom line... nothing will show unless you dont pay or take care of the place.
349871
Yes and No...This would be one that all depends on the judge. In my opinion, she shouldn't have a case, because you were not present, and did not spend any of the electricity. but in the judges eyes, he might say, since you entered into the "roommate obligation" that your roommate depended on you to pay half of everything. this one is tricky. But I can tell you this, She'd spend more money taking you to court than the entire utility bill costs. So I'd say stick her with it, and move out. :)
899028
In West Virginia, I can't tell you for sure.  Generally, if they have a lease, they have a right to live there until it expires.  Once it expires, you can force them to move through a "writ of wrongful occupation" or similar court proceeding.  I would not turn off their utilities.  They could sue you for damages.\n\nSome states allow self-help if it is in the lease, but I don't know about West Virginia.  Some states (including mine) have laws that trump the language of the lease in this area and require you to go through a court procedure before evicting them.
1149681
I am 99% sure that the answer is no.  If you are not on the tittle then you are not the owner of the home.  You should really double check with a lawyer if you are thinking of taking possesion.
902457
The question is not 'what rights do you have?' its what claims can he make on you and how can these be honored? If the landlord is paid, then the landlord is out of the issue. Without a written contract between you and xbf, there is no course for a court to take. And frankly what court would want to deal with this issue. I  realize it important to you but its a fairly petty matter\nJust walk away
503908
He's not personally liable until after he's been made aware of their behavior and had a chance to do something about it.  Even then, what he can be expected to do will be determined by the landlord-tenant codes of the state for evicting a tenant for breach of the lease.
118624
Talk to a lawyer.  If you feel you can't afford one, go to the Legal Aid Society.  Some areas also have free or very cheap legal help specific to housing questions.  The complaints you have may be validly considered breach of contract on the part of the landlord, and let you out of the lease.
951485
Depends on the contract you signed. I'd suggest you read it again. My feeling is that the landlord is responsible for it. But I don't know for sure.
97259
boobah,\n\nThe only way you would be held responsible for ANYTHING is if you were charged with a crime.  No warrants for your arrest, and you were not named as an accomplice, correct?\n\nI think that woman's full of *hit.  \n\nOn the same note, I don't think I would let "him" back in the house...
433527
If she is breaking the lease, then you can evict her.  I am not sure if you can do this while she is in jail.  You might want to check your laws in regard to this.
537483
Does her landlord know that you are living there? If she has no rental agreement with the building, they can't "evict" her so to speak, if there's no paperwork, there can't be a real court hearing or anything. If the landlord likes you so much I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to convince them to let you stay in your own apartment. Just tell them that you really like staying here and you'd like to keep on staying there. It's weird that there's no agreements or leases or anything...not very smart on the landlord's part.
1099859
This is a tough situation and there is no really good solution.\n\nRemember that what someone can "legally" do is not really a practical limit on what they may actually do. Worse still, you can have all sorts of legal rights but if the only way to exercise them is to go to court then the solution may be worse than the problem.\n\nThe only thing is really to get the stuff out right now. If the apartment is in the other person's name then she's not going to get any immediate help from the legal system.\n\nEDIT: From another question that you posted I'm now unsure if this is a room mate situation or a landlord-tenant case. Please clarify. It affects the answer.
386339
Retrieve your copy of the rental agreement. Go through it, and there will be a section which should specify the division of liability for general house-keeping and repairs. I'm quite sure that pipes are considered part of the structure of the house, and are therefor the responsibility of the landlord, and not yours.\n\nYour best option is to issue a demand notice. State your claim for the money, and say that you will take the matter to the County (or equivalent) court if the money is not received in 14 days. She should know (especially if this is not her only property) the rules and regulations for construction issues. A simple threat is likely to yield results.
887839
I am in the US and perhaps things are differerent here (we use the word "renting" instead of "letting" but the way I used to do it was that to obtain possession of an apartment a new tenant would make a security deposit of one and one-half month's rent plus the first month's rent.  The refund of the security deposit would depend on a 30-day notice of intent to vacate, So it did not only cover damages it also covered the lack of proper notice, for exactly the reasons stated in your question.  All these agreements should be in writing and spell out the terms so there is no confusion at some future date. Now your friend will suffer a finanacial loss because a prospective tenant defaulted on an agreement.  There should have been a written agreement as to what would happen in case of a tenant default, specifically stating the obligation of the tenant for the first month.  At the very least the tenant should be responsible for one month's rent for failing to give proper notice (the 5 days).  A landlord renting a house is a business, not a charitable organization. A tenant also has responsibility to fulfill terms of an agreement. Lack of a written agreement clouds the issue and opens the door for dispute.\n\nI used to be a landlord and never had any problems with anything like this.
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It is not swept under the rug, at all. In CA, if there is a domestic violence incident without injury, the police still have to take a report. If there is even a slight injury, including scratches, then it is a mandatory arrest of the "dominanat aggressor". Even violation of a DV restraining order is a mandatory arrest.
1100447
They can't file eviciton on you because you're not on the lease and they need to find a reason to evict your friend that moved out. They could file eviction on her for breach of contract since she's not staying there anymore. It all depends on how anal the landlord wants to be.