How can I be removed from a lease for an apartment that I no longer live at and haven’t been living at for 6 months?

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How can I be removed from a lease for an apartment that I no longer live at and haven’t been living at for 6 months?

My 2 former roommates and I have signed a roommate release form so I could be removed from the lease, however, they had to turn in 3 current check stubs showing that they could afford to live there without me but they still haven’t done so. And they couldn’t renew the lease without me. But the manager somehow noted in the system that my former roommates can renew the lease without me, however, I am still on the lease. The policy states that they have to renew the lease with me present or they must find someone to replace me but they haven’t done so.

Asked on October 31, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Georgia

Answers:

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

The way to get your name off of the lease is for you to call and write the landlord advising him or her that you no longer reside at the unit you formerly occupied and that there was a renewal of it by your former roommates that you did not sign. As such, you are not obligated on the renewed lease. Keep a copy of this letter for future use and need.

If the lease was renewed and you did not sign the renewal, then you are off of the new lease.


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