Re: are multiple leasees equally liable?

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A) No..unless you have an Agreement, signed by all parties,
stating they must pay utilities throughout the lease term.

B) If they are still paying rent, they are fulfilling their
obligations to the landlord. The landlord cannot mandate
that a person, or persons, live at a residence on which they
pay rent.

On 1/15/09, Julia wrote:
> At the end of february 2008 i signed a year long lease
> agreement with four other people. All signed tenants are
> obligated to pay all of the utilities as stated in the
lease
> agreement. three months ago two of the roomates moved out.
> They are claiming that they will still pay rent, but wont
> pay any utilities. Do I a) have any legal rights to having
> them pay me utilities since they are all in my name, or b)
> does my landlord have any right to note that they breached
> their contract and diminish their renter's history?