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| How do I evict someone who isn't on the lease? | 10/3/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My roommate and I have a 2 bedroom apartment and my name is the primary on the rental agreement ...
A: It has been a YEAR for crying out loud.....NOW?? you are getting tired of all this? In another 15 ...
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| Roomate compatability | 10/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: The master tennant and only person on the lease bout a houe in another town but still pays rent here ...
A: Check with your local branch of the Fair Housing Agency to see what the rules are regarding this. ...
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| ex boyfriend refuses to get a subletter | 10/1/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I recently decided to end my relationship with my live in boyfriend of 3.5 years, and have moved out ...
A: Most lease agreements state that if one tenant does not pay, the other one is fully responsible for ...
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| Legal issues of moving out | 9/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a somewhat complex question and will try to keep it as brief, yet informative, as possible. ...
A: Wacky doesn't even cover this. It is ridiculous. Make an appointment with the landlord AND the ...
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| roomate not on lease | 9/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I let this girl move in with me. She is not on the lease, but the landlord knows she is there. Well ...
A: You need to get tough....she has taken control of your life and house. Issue her a WRITTEN 30 day ...
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| Ex won't let me remove my belongings | 9/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My Ex girlfriend and I just recently separated but in my attempts to move out of our appartment , ...
A: Gosh, what a mess. I don't know where to start because EVERYBODY made major mistakes here. It all ...
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| Laptop Broken Computer | 9/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My name is Jennifer. I'm moving out of my current apartment into a new one in about 4 days. I was ...
A: Well it would be pretty hard to prove that she was the one that damaged your computer. If she was ...
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| Roomate wants to get a new roomate | 9/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: So, this evening I came home to find a letter on my desk in my room. It was from my roomate saying ...
A: I think you and your roommate better take the time to sit down together and communicate. It is ...
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| roommate leaving me with rent | 9/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a problem. My roommate and I had a lease that expired a few months ago and we're now on a ...
A: Take all the documents you have pertaining to the apartment, including old lease, the new lease, and ...
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| Roomate turned out to be a prostitute | 9/26/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am a very busy and poor medical student. So I found a roomate to help with the rent. I pay 55% and ...
A: Well I have arrived at the same conclusion you have if that makes you feel any better....no I don't ...
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| Unwanted roommate | 9/26/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a friend who allowed someone to live in his house. They have no rental agreement and she was ...
A: Tell your friend (lets call him Fred) to issue his unwanted roommate a WRITTEN 30 day notice to ...
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| Ex-roommate left without paying last month rent and left personal belongings. What should I do? | 9/26/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I had a roommate move out at the end of April. He told me he would pay me for his half of the ...
A: Well, the bad new for you is you cannot keep his stuff for back payment of rent and utilities. It ...
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| room.mate lease obligations | 9/25/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: the FHA was of no help at all,they said this matter was not a matter of discrimination and thats ...
A: I am so sorry you are having all this difficulty. You don't need this on top of your health ...
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| Getting rid of Roommates stuff!! | 9/24/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I let a guy move in with me that I was seeing and he travels alot. He came home one day after a two ...
A: There are a couple ways to handle this. The most common and LEGAL way (for a roommate or tenant) is ...
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| Sharing Food Expenses | 9/24/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am currently renting a room in a home with a lease. I have 2 other roommates and they also signed ...
A: Why don't the three of you sit down again and discuss this issue....then put it in WRITING. And ...
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| Security Deposit | 9/22/2006 | Sarah |
Q: My daughter renewed a lease as a sole tenant and now needs to reimburse 3 former roommates their ...
A: I think that yes a storage charge is appropriate in the case of the first two room-mates as they had ...
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| Roommate's boyfriend staying too long... | 9/22/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have an issue with an otherwise pleasant roommate. Her boyfriend showed up for a visit two weeks ...
A: Well, I am a big believer in verbal communication....calm and polite communication as a start.... ...
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| Roommate never paid last month of rent | 9/22/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I signed a joint lease with a random roommate (my old lease was up!) for one year. This year was up ...
A: Now you know why it is so important to have everything in writing. I really stress written roommate ...
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| tenant negligence leading to property theft | 9/21/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My husband and I own a house and rent out rooms to a couple of tenants. (Each tenant has their own ...
A: I agree with you. What good would it do to pursue this? Your tenant has already agreed to you ...
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| Unwanted Roomate | 9/21/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am a college student living in a 2 bedroom apt with 3 other guys. One of the roomates is new and ...
A: How about asking your landlord what your options are? Since you are ALL on the lease (I am totally ...
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| Roomate/ Housemate Laws | 9/20/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My name is Daniel and i reside in a three bedroom house with two other roomates/Housemates. The ...
A: Define "not fit to be their roommate"... Just because you pay rent does not mean they should ignore ...
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| evicting a rude roomate | 9/20/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My friend and I signed a year lease together and now i don't want to live with her. She has a ...
A: Read your lease agreement and check for a couple of things. Does it allow "subletters" or other ...
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| creepy roomie | 9/20/2006 | Sarah |
Q: I recently moved in with my friend (who is a girl) and this other guy who is transferring to our ...
A: I think the best thing to do at the moment is to take this guy aside and quietly tell him that he is ...
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| fear losing my lease | 9/18/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have been reading some of the questions and answers on this list and am hoping you may be able to ...
A: Are you bald yet??!! You have gotten yourself into a ridiculous situation. I know you were trying ...
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| roommate lease obligations | 9/17/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: things have gotten much worse. slamming doors,intimidation,threats,locking me out of the house when ...
A: Please write to me again AFTER you have talked to the FHA AND the Landlord. That was my advice in my ...
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| infrequent roommate | 9/17/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, I am renting out a room in my house. The woman renting my room has a commuter life and ...
A: I agree with your assessment of the utilities. The set ones are non-negotiable. The others are. ...
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| Roomate discrimination | 9/16/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I being a student of law combed over the original rental agreement and could not find anything which ...
A: I am going to attempt to answer your problem reasonably and logically without getting emotional ...
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| roommate lease obligations | 9/15/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Ilive in Tarpon Springs,FL. On June 15,06 myself & a woman I had been prior roommates w/in anothers ...
A: Because you live in Florida, I am not even going to attempt to advise you. For some unknown reason, ...
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| Lease | 9/15/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My girlfriend lives with roommates that are only listed as "occupants" on the lease agreemant. My ...
A: Your girlfriend has more clout than the other roommates but that does not mean she has carte blanche ...
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| Dealing with Roomates | 9/14/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have been living with 3 roommates for about 2 years now. 2 are on the lease, 1 has a signed ...
A: The first thing I would do is move out. Yes Donald, you have enough to get out of this hellhole, ...
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| problems finding a third roommate | 9/13/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live in a 3 bedroom house with two other people in California. There is no written lease, just a ...
A: Well as you have probably figured out by now, the real problem is you have nothing in writing about ...
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| Ex Girlfriend/Roomate has left the home. Landlord took her off the lease | 9/13/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: About 3 months ago me and my now ex-girlfriend found a place together to rent. Well, 3 months down ...
A: I think you should talk to the landlord first to find out exactly what is going on with the lease ...
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| Breaking lease on my end, roomate wants to stay | 9/12/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: The contract on page two says: LEASE PAYMENTS: Tenant shall pay the landlord monthly payments of ...
A: Why don't you take a copy of your lease agreement to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and have ...
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| parents as renters | 9/10/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, Thanks for responding so quickly, but I don't think I made my situation very clear. The ...
A: Since you will really be living in two separate places (okay, big deal you have a shared stairway ...
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| Time to get out | 9/10/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, I had asked you once before what to Do about a rooomate whom decided to turn our living ...
A: Yes, break the lease. The landlord might charge you a fee (in some states they do), but you need to ...
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| Getting an ex to move out | 9/9/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I own my own place in Boca Raton, FL. It's in my name and I make all the payments. My boyfriend ...
A: Please visit an attorney ASAP. You need to ascertain what your rights are and what his are. He is ...
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| parents as renters | 9/9/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm in the process of buying a house with two levels. My parents are going to rent the top half ...
A: Well as you probably know, my number one rule in my Roommate Survival Guide is NEVER roommate with ...
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| Roomate rights (please help) | 9/7/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have a situation that I am sure that you get a million times over (just from reading over this ...
A: You should do a couple of things. Go to the landlord and explain the situation. Since you are on ...
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| splitting rent - 3people, 2 bedrooms | 9/7/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My roommate and I share/lease a 2BR condo with two assigned parking spaces. We each have our own ...
A: I get more letters regarding splitting rent than just about any subject. This deals with money and ...
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| House sharing/boarders | 9/6/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: What are some of the key things i should be looking for as far as compatibilty in roommate? The ...
A: You need to buy my Roommate Survival Guide BEFORE you start looking. I can tell already you are ...
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