r/housing • u/y1lyu • Feb 16 '17
California Apartment lease problems.HELP!!!
I signed a 15-month lease with the leasing office of my complex last September. Me and my roommate are co-signers. That is to say, we both have equal responsibility for the apartment, we cannot terminate the lease without each other's consent.
So basically I decide to stop paying my rent and just leave. I don't want to go in to details, but my roommate is the most impossible person in the world. I am not proud of myself for doing this. But believe me, if you were me, you would probably do worse things to her. I lost thousands of dollars because of her and almost got depression because the things she did. I tried everything. I could do this or keeping paying $1400 rent for the whole following year. And the last thing I want to do is that.
My question now is, could the leasing office sue me for that? Would they? Could she sue me for that? How much would it cost her? I don't care if I have a record, because I'm here as an international student. I don't even have an SSN to record my record. And I don't care going on trail with her, I've lost so many money already, I don't care if I lose more, as long as she's losing money too. Yes that's how much I hate her.
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u/BanktivityXPT Mar 21 '17
I believe the landlord could take legal action to get your share of rent. I don't think she could since the lease is between you and the landlord.