How can I get off a lease if I want to put my 30 day notice in and end my month-to month-lease but my roommate wants to stay?
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How can I get off a lease if I want to put my 30 day notice in and end my month-to month-lease but my roommate wants to stay?
However, the real estate agency is telling me that we both have to move out.
Asked on November 8, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you both have to move out because you are both on the lease. If your roommate wants to stay, that means you have to both wait until the end of the lease, and then your roommate would sign a new lease for a new term without you. If you attempt to move out before the end of lease term, you could be responsible along with your roommate for any monies owed under the lease and not paid.
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