If my roommate is an occupant on the lease and left without paying, can I sue her since she signed the lease?
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If my roommate is an occupant on the lease and left without paying, can I sue her since she signed the lease?
I felt bad for my friend and her baby and I agreed to get a 2 bedroom apartment together. She had bad credit so apartment manager put her as an occupant on the lease. Few months later we had huge argument because her boyfriend was living there and not paying. She found new roommate to take over and I moved. Then I found out she left and didn’t pay the rent and they were going to sent me to collections so I had to pay that rent. Is there a way I can take her to court for that?
Asked on March 9, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Nevada
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you have an agreement with your former roommate where she was to help pay on a lease for a rental and she failed to do so as you have written where you ended up paying the landlord that was due, you have a factual and legal basis for payment from her. You either had an oral agreement or an implied in fact agreement for her to pay rent which she did not.
I suggest that you consider filing a small claims court action against your former roommate for the money that you paid on her behalf.
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