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    Default Am I Liable for a Roommates Debt in an Oral Rental Agreement

    My question involves court procedures for the state of: Virginia


    A friend and I moved in with a man who had two rooms to rent. He recently told us that he was evicting us because it wasn't working out. He then claimed that I would be liable for my friends back rent because he doesn't have employment and he is a little behind on his rent. I moved in 1 month after my other friend, who had a seperate agreement, and then I moved in and then the man and I had an oral agreement I'd pay him $200 a month for my room. Our agreement had nothing to do with my friend and their agreement. This doesn't sound like it could be legal at all. Pease help!

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    Default Re: Am I Liable for a Roommates Debt in an Oral Rental Agreement

    No, it is not legal. He is nuts. He would have to sue and he would lose. If he tries anything extra legal (bodily threats, locking you out, taking your stuff, etc.) call the police.

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    Default Re: Are Roommates Responsible for Each Other's Rent If They Have Separate Oral Leases

    if you had separate contracts and you did not agree to be liable for your friends rent, you shouldn't owe it.

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    Default Re: Can I Be Liable for a Roommate's Rent if We Had Separate Oral Lease Agreements

    If your landlord goes to court and testifies, "They had separate leases for their separate rooms, but I still want Adam to pay the other tenant's rent," he should lose. But for all we know he'll claim you negotiated a joint lease of the two rooms. It doesn't help him that he didn't reduce anything to writing, and it should help you if you never jointly paid the landlord for anything - the security deposit, rent, utilities, etc.

    (You posted this three times? It's really nice for the rest of us when people follow the forum rule against double posting.)

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