Apartment complex says I owe but wasn't living there

[mitseclipse215]

I live in Georgia. I was living in a complex with a roommate a couple years ago. We were both on the lease. I moved out and she had extended the lease. I didn't know that's what she did. She spoke with someone at the complex who told her my name was off the lease and I got another apartment. Apparently when she moved out she owed a balance and now its impacting my credit. The apartment complex stated they did not have a copy of the lease renewal showing just her name. I was told by my current complex you couldn't have two apartments in your name. I'm going to fight this as I cannot afford the balance. Are there any suggestions or avenues I should take?

 

[HRZ]

You could have 10 apts in your name if you could afford them ..that's not the problem ...the issue is if your name is still n the renewed lease or not ....the LL bears burden of proof but it's up to you the force him to prove you are on the lease....it is entirely possible that your prior roommate signed a renewal of old lease and you were never removed from lease ....OUCH ..details might vary by lease or state ...but my leases would hold you to the lease unless we clearly did a surrender or a new lease with just other name on it ...as LL I want two pocketbooks to chase if need be . lean on prior rm hard to produce a copy of new lease wo your name on it! What somebody said about you being off lease is worth its strength in wet toilet paper . The paper lease is major starting point.

 

[latigo]

I live in Georgia. I was living in a complex with a roommate a couple years ago. We were both on the lease. I moved out and she had extended the lease. I didn't know that's what she did. She spoke with someone at the complex who told her my name was off the lease and I got another apartment. Apparently when she moved out she owed a balance and now its impacting my credit. The apartment complex stated they did not have a copy of the lease renewal showing just her name. I was told by my current complex you couldn't have two apartments in your name. I'm going to fight this as I cannot afford the balance. Are there any suggestions or avenues I should take?

Please explain what is meant by, "I moved out and she had extended the lease"? Your use of the past tense "had" would infer that she'd extended the lease before you moved, but were not make aware. By extending do you mean a new lease was made without your knowledge?

Do you have a conformed copy of the original lease to which you were a party? Any chance that a renewal was automatic?

Where are you getting this information about the apartment complex not having a copy of the "lease renewal"? How reliable is it? Because if the complex does not have a copy of this so-called " lease renewal" " to know whether she is the sole party to it, they can't very well claim that you are a party to it.

Have you paid them a visit and asked to see the agreement, any agreement, to which they claim you are responsible?

Do you know whether or not the gal has been sued for the arrearage in rent? If so, their claim and evidence might be revealing.

Have you received any communications regarding the account from a "bill collector"? Has anyone dunned you for payment?

I suspect that when the gal pulled out owing rent that the dolts managing the complex saw your name on the original and took it from there. But the most intriguing thing is this business of them not having a "lease renewal" with anyone's name. Checking that out might be your first "avenue".

Good luck

 

[FarmerJ]

Did you ever give management proper notice that you were going to move out ? Second is it possible your former roommate forged your name on a lease renewal notice that the LL may have used ? 3rd do you still have a copy of your original lease and does it say that it automatically renewed for a year unless notice was given other wise to move out ?