Tenants skip out on rent after finding free rent through HUD

Posted on September 8th, 2008 in break lease by ohiolandlordtenant

Q: Tenants moved out of my home, after 5 or 6 months of a written year long lease. They gave me 3 weeks notice they were moving and gave a reason. They claimed Hud had just found them a place to rent( I don’t accept Hud). I explained to them they could move if they want, but that they were in a year’s promise to me and still had to honor lease referring to rent, utilities, etc., until I found a replacement.

Getting Out of Leases When Not Everyone Signs

Posted on August 29th, 2008 in break lease by Eric

Q.  Can I get out of my lease agreement if not everyone signs it?

A.  In Ohio, the answer is that it depends.  There is case law out of Ohio’s Tenth District Court of Appeals that if not all of the tenants listed in the lease signs the lease, then this is grounds to get out before the date of possession.  In one case there were two tenants who were going to rent a garage to start a repair business.  When it came time to sign the lease, only one tenant signed it, and the other tenant refused.  When the landlord tried to hold the one tenant who did sign to the lease agreement, the court held that both tenants had to sign to bind either one.