Q: Roommates on lease stopped paying rent now we have an eviction. How can I fight it? I am the only one that has payed?
roommates stopped paying rent and I have only been able to pay my share. We are all on the lease. What are my next steps for getting eviction off my record. I have documents to show that only I have been paying. I also have documents to show that I have successfully paid rent on time to my prior landlord.
A: In most leases, all tenants usually are all fully liable for the total rent, not just their own share, and the landlord can sue any one or all of them for the full amount owed, and collect from whichever tenant has money or is easiest to find. It doesn't matter if some tenants quit paying rent their share of rent and others paid. The landlord doesn't care who is paying the rent. If the total rent is not received, then landlord can file an eviction. An eviction is a public record and is not removed from the court records.
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