Maryland
I have a roommate that is in violation of our lease and the rental office already sent a warning letter. She has her ex bfs family living in our apartment rent free and our lease states that we cannot have other members living in the apartment more than 15 days within 6 months. They have been our apartment on and off since April 2019. They stay in a hotel for like three days then come back. On several occasions she has left them in there while she is gone for days at a time. I have no locks on my doors and I dont know these people and I have expressed to her that she is not only breaking the lease but putting me and my child in a very uncomfortable situation. She was also three months behind on her share of the rent which reflects negatively on me even though we are both jointly responsible according to the lease. We tried to get my name off the lease but she was not approved to take over the lease. The other option was we both sign to terminate. She did not agree to that either. I already expressed that I cant financially handle the lease alone. She has yet to give me an answer on what she is doing. At this point we arent talking to each other the people are still living in the apartment. (A man a woman and two kids sometimes one kid all cramped in her bedroom because she had them camping out in the living room). I do not feel that I should keep paying rent for other people to live in my home. Besides the roommate violating the lease she is dirty and has caused us to have roaches on and off. I have asked her multiple times to clean after herself. Its to the point that im at my wits end. This is not the first time she had someone living in the apartment her cousin lived with us a month and half two weeks after we moved in. I am just fed up and considering putting my share of the rent in escrow. I just am not sure if this is smart and how I can avoid being effected by her actions with the leasing office.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I have a roommate that is in violation of our lease and the rental office already sent a warning letter. She has her ex bfs family living in our apartment rent free and our lease states that we cannot have other members living in the apartment more than 15 days within 6 months. They have been our apartment on and off since April 2019. They stay in a hotel for like three days then come back. On several occasions she has left them in there while she is gone for days at a time. I have no locks on my doors and I dont know these people and I have expressed to her that she is not only breaking the lease but putting me and my child in a very uncomfortable situation. She was also three months behind on her share of the rent which reflects negatively on me even though we are both jointly responsible according to the lease. We tried to get my name off the lease but she was not approved to take over the lease. The other option was we both sign to terminate. She did not agree to that either. I already expressed that I cant financially handle the lease alone. She has yet to give me an answer on what she is doing. At this point we arent talking to each other the people are still living in the apartment. (A man a woman and two kids sometimes one kid all cramped in her bedroom because she had them camping out in the living room). I do not feel that I should keep paying rent for other people to live in my home. Besides the roommate violating the lease she is dirty and has caused us to have roaches on and off. I have asked her multiple times to clean after herself. Its to the point that im at my wits end. This is not the first time she had someone living in the apartment her cousin lived with us a month and half two weeks after we moved in. I am just fed up and considering putting my share of the rent in escrow. I just am not sure if this is smart and how I can avoid being effected by her actions with the leasing office.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
