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  1. #1
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    Default Eviction of a Roommate

    My question involves an eviction in the state of: Florida

    I have a roommate that wishes for me to sign her off the lease agreement so she can move out. She wants to stiff me for the two remaining months of rent (July and August).

    I don't want to sign her off the lease because I believe that this would make me liable for all damages in the apartment and clear her of any costs. Is this true?

    Can I legally evict her myself from the apartment for non-payment if I don't sign her off the lease?

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    Default Re: Eviction of a Roommate

    You're her roommate, not her landlord, so you have no basis to evict her.

    I can't read from where I'm sitting the document that she's proposing that you should sign, so I'm not able to tell you it's effect. If in fact it relieves her from any further responsibility for rent and for any claim of damage made by the landlord then you should expect that your signing it will have that effect. I expect that she is proffering the agreement with the expectation that it will release her - what would be the point, after all, of trying to get you to sign something that didn't release her when she could simply move out for July and August to the same effect?

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