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- From: smp@myamiga.mixcom.com (Steve Palm)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Distribution: world
- Subject: Re: apartment lease problem
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- References: <1992Nov21.073739.10818@netcom.com>
- Message-ID: <9211221810@myamiga.mixcom.com>
- Organization: Proud Linux Site, Milwaukee WI
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 18:16:45 +0100
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- johnwu@netcom.com (John M. Wu) writes:
- :
- : I have an apartment lease with 3 roomates. My parents will be responsible
- : for the entire rent if any of us can't cough up the whole rent. I have
-
- Perhaps a bad move on their part. It would be different if it would have
- been just you, but they probably shouldn't have become indebted for the
- other two roomates.
-
- : a roomate that I don't trust 100% to pay the rent knowing that not paying
- : on time won't be a problem. This is the part of the lease I don't think
- : I can change and I don't like it but moving out is expensive and
- : more troublesome.
-
- Well, the unfortunate problem is that it would be cheaper for you to pay
- the rent if they are unable, and then have them leave and get a new roomate
- than it would be to initiate any other sort of legal action.
-
- I wouldn't put myself in that situation unless I had absolutely NO other
- choice, and there are usually plenty.
-
- : How can I discourage my other two roomates from not paying the rent on time
- : if money for them gets tight. Here is what I've contemplated so far:
-
- I would say that it's up to them. If you aren't willing to live with the
- uncertainty, you should probably locate other living arrangements or other
- roomates.
-
- : - John Wu
- : - johnwu@netcom.com
- : - jmw@ocf.berkeley.edu
-
- --
- Steven M. Palm
- smp@myamiga.mixcom.com (LINUX SITE)
- Milwaukee, WI
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