Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Michigan

Me and my roomate both signed our lease, infact his name is first on it. I couldn't stand to live with him any longer and he quit his job, so I was scared of being stuck with all the rent, which I could not afford. So I ended the lease, but of course they want us to pay until the end of the lease plus the $250 damages from my roomate deciding he wanted to paint the apartment then not paint it back, he also is the only person who signed this damage sheet though they sent the whole entire bill of $4,666 to me, because they also allowed him not to provide a forwarding address. When I sent them back a reply asking if they could split it, because the biggest reason of ending the lease was that i could not afford his half, they said no we are viewed as a single entity. He of course is not paying, and i even hunted down his forwarding address for them, and still nothing. We both signed the lease, why am I the only one being charged for the whole thing? The most I can afford is half, and even them I feel like I'm still paying more than I should because of the $250 dollars in damages that he created, and the apartment complex didn't even try to get my signature for, just his. The apartment complex also tried to demand i send them $770 a month, which is way more than i can afford, more than i make in a month. This is a mess, what can I do?


Asked on 1/08/10, 8:21 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

They are correct. They can go after either one of you or both. You can still go after the roommate if you pay more than your share. If you need legal help with this, visit www.kliszlaw.com to discuss. Tim Klisz

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Answered on 1/13/10, 8:30 am


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