View Full Version : Can a individual break a lease signed by a group of individuals?
setell
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:21 PM
I was wondering if somebody can help me with a problem. I want to get my sister out of her lease as her roommates are destroying her emotionally. She signed the lease this May 2009 and ends April 30, 2010. She's in ON. What is the chance of her getting out after the first semester other then pay her share of rent till the lease expires.
JAC
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:34 PM
She if she can assign the lease to someone else. If she can't find anyone, she can always bolt.
pkguy
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:35 PM
Normally you cannot break a lease once you've signed it, otherwise what would be the point of having signed a lease in the first place?
It appears however that she can sublet at the discretion of the landlord so she should call the landlord
pkguy
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:38 PM
Yes she could bolt and ruin her credit score. I report all tenant failures to pay to TransUnion when things go awry. Not a good thing to have happen when you're just starting out and looking for credit or loans.
ullyeus
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:40 PM
your sister will need to learn how to deal with people like this without relying on you or running always...might be time to try to get a life lesson through to her...
MeiserT
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:41 PM
Get solid proof/evidence of said harassment. Witnesses, witnesses, witnesses.
Get in contact with a doctor and lawyer to prove that said harassment is affecting her.
Unless she is blowing it out of proportion. Then, don't really know.
Might be worth walking out and taking a ding on the credit history if it will resolve ones sanity from verbal harassment.
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What is her portion of the rent/utilities?
Might just have to pay it out to the landlord for the remainder of the lease, and get herself removed from the lease.
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Are there other properties that the same landlord owns that she could rent? Maybe she can transfer her existing lease to another property. I have done so myself in the past without any problems from landlords. So as long as you don't make it a habit.
Does not hurt to contact the landlord about this.
setell
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:42 PM
your sister will need to learn how to deal with people like this without relying on you or running always...might be time to try to get a life lesson through to her...
Tried since first week in Sept. I even warned her to not live with her "friends". Except I don't want to see her fail school cause of this. She's a very soft and just too nice since folks walk all over her :(
ullyeus
Nov 5th, 2009, 10:00 PM
Tried since first week in Sept. I even warned her to not live with her "friends". Except I don't want to see her fail school cause of this. She's a very soft and just too nice since folks walk all over her :(
and they'll continue she doesn't learn how to deal with things like this herself.
win-star
Nov 5th, 2009, 10:03 PM
Pay the full rent of each month till the end now and find another place to rent ... i know money doesn't grow on trees or some sort ... best solution that i could think of that doesn't waste much time.
BananaHunter
Nov 5th, 2009, 10:43 PM
As long as the room mate isn't stealing or physically hurting your sister, I really don't see how this would be an issue for a mature person. Words are just words. If verbal assaults can cause as much damage as you think she has taken, then your sister has some insecurity issues. Sorry if my response sounds mean but that's life. Unless things get physical, it's hard to get charges to stick. I really don't see how your sister can't control at least some of the verbal abuse. The person is spending a lot of effort to make a long distance call just to yell at her. Can't your sister simply not answer her calls or hang up the moment she knows its her?
I can relate to this. I used to easily get riled up when people say certain things to me. In hindsight, I could have controlled my emotions better in order to better deal with the other person. Things are probably not so black and white. You only hear what your sister says so it's one sided. Your sister may have done something stupid to piss that person off. People act the way they do for a reason. Again, in hindsight, I usually find that I'm at least partially at fault when people do stupid things to me. I'm willing to bet that if you secretly record conversations between her and your sister, the story would be different.
As for the lease, try talking to the landlord first about subletting. That seems to be the best solution. Anyone can break a lease. It's just that there are consequences. So definitely resolve this in a manner that each party can be happy with.
Good luck.
ClubberLang
Nov 6th, 2009, 09:17 AM
Contact the appropriate government department.
Why would you ask for heresay on the internet?
Are you trying to get your sister screwed over? Do you expect her to go to the landlord and say "my brother said that a guy on the internet said .....".
http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en/About_Us/STEL02_111278.html
joeyjoejoe
Nov 6th, 2009, 09:38 AM
She if she can assign the lease to someone else. If she can't find anyone, she can always bolt.
Can she sublet?
MrBurns
Nov 6th, 2009, 04:01 PM
Is your sister hot?
Nikita
Nov 7th, 2009, 01:45 PM
Contact the appropriate government department.
Why would you ask for heresay on the internet?
Are you trying to get your sister screwed over? Do you expect her to go to the landlord and say "my brother said that a guy on the internet said .....".
http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en/About_Us/STEL02_111278.html
I think the word you're looking for is 'advice', not hearsay. FYI hearsay is evidence one gives under oath...specifically a statement made out of court. In other words "So and so said______". That's hearsay.
Sorry to get off topic, legal mistatements and misinformation just bother me.
broc
Nov 7th, 2009, 03:03 PM
This is why you don't sign year long contracts to live with people you don't know that well.
If she's a big enough girl to live on her own and sign contracts, she's a big enough girl to deal with the consequences. She doesn't like her roomates now- she should have thought about that when she agreed to live with them for a year.
Judge frickin Judy would eat this girl for lunch and spit her out in the gutter. And rightly so.
Nikita
Nov 7th, 2009, 03:22 PM
This is why you don't sign year long contracts to live with people you don't know that well.
If she's a big enough girl to live on her own and sign contracts, she's a big enough girl to deal with the consequences. She doesn't like her roomates now- she should have thought about that when she agreed to live with them for a year.
Judge frickin Judy would eat this girl for lunch and spit her out in the gutter. And rightly so.
If your a big enough boy or girl to presume to give advice, you sure as hell wouldn't rely on Judge frickin Judy for anything law related...:rolleyes:
FYI...Judge Judy is not a real judge on her show, she's a mere binding arbitrator. The same goes for all of the judges on those tv court shows.
broc
Nov 7th, 2009, 05:16 PM
If your a big enough boy or girl to presume to give advice, you sure as hell wouldn't rely on Judge frickin Judy for anything law related...:rolleyes:
FYI...Judge Judy is not a real judge on her show, she's a mere binding arbitrator. The same goes for all of the judges on those tv court shows.
I know that already, but thanks I guess.
However, I put my own comments about signing contracts before mentioning Judge Judy.. I didn't use Judge Judy for any legal aspect, so I don't know why you're reacting like I did. All I said was Judge Judy would chew this girl up and spit her out- which is true. I thought it was pretty easy to understand...