Can an ex roommate make me pay rent after I moved?
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Can an ex roommate make me pay rent after I moved?
I recently got married and moved out of a ex
roommates house, we never had a lease
agreement or anything my name isn’t on any of
the bills. But she keeps saying I owe rent after I
was basically forced to move out because she
was being ridiculous with getting mad over me
having a cat. And all other things like never
doing dishes or taking the trash out
Asked on February 1, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If there was no written lease but you paid rent, you were a month to month tenant on an oral (unwritten) lease. That means a month's notice (or more; a month is the minimum) is needed to terminate tenancy. You would owe her for one month following the month in which you gave notice you'd be moving (or did move, if you did not actually provide notice). Say you told her in early Jan. that you'd move out by the end of the month and do; because Feb. rent would be due on Feb. 1st (rent for a month is due in advance by or on the 1st) and you did not provide at least a full month's notice prior to Feb. 1 (since in this example you gave notice in or during Jan.), you would owe Feb. rent.
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