What is a tenant’s liabiliy if a sublet falls through?
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What is a tenant’s liabiliy if a sublet falls through?
I was 1 of 4 tenants renting a university housing apartment and I signed the lease. I moved out 9 months ago. I was informed the university housing place found a subleasee for me. I signed papers stating I was moving out and turned in my keys. However, 2 weeks later they called and said the subleasee fell through and I was responsible. I had given my notice per lease agreement. Plus, the other tenants were not paying the rent if you look at the site, it shows the rent per person, not a lump sum due. Then 2 months ago they contacted me and stated that I owed them $2000. I said I had followed the procedures outlined in the lease. Because they didn’t find another tenant, they wanted me to pay.
Asked on June 11, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Wisconsin
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
In order to answer your rental question, you need to carefully read yiur presumed written lease with universitry housing and any sublease. Such documents control the obligations owed to you to university housing and vice versa.
Most likely if the sublease fell through for your share of the rental and you did not get a complete written release from the university for the unit you are writing about, you are still responsible on the written lease that you presumably signed.
I suggest that you consult with an attorney who practices landlord tenant law if you have further questions concerning the matter you are writing about.
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