Off-campus housing and leases

MomLive
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:31:48 +0000

Let us know how it goes, Dadof3. I’m curious if you can negotiate your way out of a joint and severally held lease. I can see why landlords want to do this but it sure puts a burden on the remaining roommates if someone just walks away. I would be curious as to what type of agreement the housing office suggested you try to negotiate with the other parents. The way I see it, if a student wants out of their portion of the lease, then they need to be responsible for either finding someone to take over it or paying it to the end of the lease, whether they live there or not. It’s definitely not fair to put this burden on the remaining roommates. A commitment is a commitment.