Sublease

[Beautiful-Love]

My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Kansas.

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I have a question regarding my place I'm living in.

I'm renting a place for college and will be gone for several weeks. There is a person who's interested in renting my room for the time I will be gone. How would this work legally? My question is probably having to do with the issue of having the assurance that the place will stay the same condition by the time I get back because I'm still the original tenant.

Could I get some options or suggestions of how to handle this situation?

Thank you in advance.

[LawResearcherMissy]

The very first thing you should do is check with your landlord to make sure that he's OK with you subletting.

Come on back when you've gotten the OK from your landlord.

[Beautiful-Love]

The very first thing you should do is check with your landlord to make sure that he's OK with you subletting.

Come on back when you've gotten the OK from your landlord.

Yes, it is possible to do that, but since I'll only be gone for a few weeks, the lease will still be under my name, so I'll be responsible if there's any damages.

The official sublease through the office means that the person subletting my place will be taking over my contract, but that is not the case since I will be back.

[LawResearcherMissy]

They would still be taking over your lease, at least for that time period.

You'll want to make sure that you stipulate a definite begin date, as well as a definite date for the subtenant to vacate, as well as stipulating that the apartment must be left in the same condition in which it was found.

It would be wise to collect a security deposit, as well. Generally, subletters live in terror of not getting their deposits back, so if you make sure you've got everything in writing, you can expect the place to be in pretty good shape when you get back.

[Beautiful-Love]

They would still be taking over your lease, at least for that time period.

You'll want to make sure that you stipulate a definite begin date, as well as a definite date for the subtenant to vacate, as well as stipulating that the apartment must be left in the same condition in which it was found.

It would be wise to collect a security deposit, as well. Generally, subletters live in terror of not getting their deposits back, so if you make sure you've got everything in writing, you can expect the place to be in pretty good shape when you get back.

I'm thinking about that. However, there's a 200 dollar fee for the paper work through the office. And to switch back, we'd be spending a lot of money just for these weeks alone.

Is there not another way to do this?

Someone suggested a separate contract between us, but I'm not sure how that works.

Also another suggestion is to do a check for the deposit that I won't be cashing out until I come back. However, I'm not sure if that will guarantee that there will be any money in the back for that check.

[LawResearcherMissy]

Is there not another way to do this?

Not if this is the way your landlord wants it done, no.