[DigitalAngel126]

Originally posted by aephi alum
I'm a bit confused - I thought you guys had all signed a lease together, and that you wrote one big rent check each month to cover everyone.

We all signed the same lease, but we all write different checks

If you're writing separate checks, your landlord should demand that any further checks from her be cashier's checks or money orders. This is pretty standard... part of the rental agreement at my last apartment stated that if a rent check ever bounced, you had to pay by cashier's check from then on (until you moved out). If you're writing one big check, whoever writes the check should ask her for a cashier's check.

She hadn't written bad checks to the landlords at all, she still hasn't. The only thin they're aggravated with is the fact they they haven't yet gotten their rent for this month, that was due 10 days ago. They already know to take cashier's checks or money orders only from her anyways, I already told them.

You may want to double-check the terms of your lease... you may have to renegotiate it once Daisy is gone. You will probably also have to cover what was her share of the rent until you find a new housemate.

If she leaves or gets kicked out, the girl that subleased the room to her is responsible for the payment if she defaults on it. If neither of them pay, the landlords will prosecute. It's not over our heads, thank goodness.

On the up side, now is a good time to find someone - no one wants to move mid-semester.

We're trying!!! We've got a couple prospectives that we're going to look into, but they found the house just like Daisy and I both did (www.roommateservice.com), so we need to meet them and stuff first.

Who decides who moves in? Is it up to you, your landlord, or both?

Both.

Good luck - I hope you get a better housemate this time!

Thanks!!!