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Had a bad living situation my last year of college.
Stupidly moved in my then boyfriend Ryan & our mutual friend Doug. Long story short, Ryan turned into a violent drunk & Doug couldn't pay rent. I took on a lot of financial responsibilities trying to make rent & pay utilities, but I ended up in debt & emotionally broken.
My LL was a lacks guy. I told him of the situation both of them were putting me in. Showed him videos of Ryan drunkenly destroying the house and my bank statements with proof of Doug's checks bouncing. He genuinely cared. He offered to evict Ryan & Doug, even though we did not have separate lease agreements, but I just did not have enough financial backing, or time to find two new roommates. So I had to break the lease only 7 months in.
This was a year 1/2 ago, and I'll be moving in a few months, so I'm just wondering how this will reflect on my future rental applications. And if there's a way for future LL's to view potential tenant information, even if I was not evicted?
Had a bad living situation my last year of college.
Stupidly moved in my then boyfriend Ryan & our mutual friend Doug. Long story short, Ryan turned into a violent drunk & Doug couldn't pay rent. I took on a lot of financial responsibilities trying to make rent & pay utilities, but I ended up in debt & emotionally broken.
My LL was a lacks guy. I told him of the situation both of them were putting me in. Showed him videos of Ryan drunkenly destroying the house and my bank statements with proof of Doug's checks bouncing. He genuinely cared. He offered to evict Ryan & Doug, even though we did not have separate lease agreements, but I just did not have enough financial backing, or time to find two new roommates. So I had to break the lease only 7 months in.
This was a year 1/2 ago, and I'll be moving in a few months, so I'm just wondering how this will reflect on my future rental applications. And if there's a way for future LL's to view potential tenant information, even if I was not evicted?
If you need any clarification, just ask. Thanks.
If you paid the landlord what you owed him, then it shouldn't affect you. He may not give you any references, but that's not a big deal.
Different, depends on the owners view as well.
Without court orders neither may not show up. You do not want to use them as a reference.
Have your credit ran and see if it shows up at all.
You said that your LL "genuinely cared" so how did your relationship end with him? If breaking the lease was OK with him, you shouldn't have a problem but your post was unclear in that respect.
It all depends how believable you come across with a new LL.
We do background checks and we don't except any one with an eviction or breaking the lease in the last 3 yrs...the chances it will happen again are just to big and the rental market is too big, so we have plenty of candidates to choose from, and since we handle every one the same we don't make exceptions when it comes to this rule...
Sorry you had to deal with this...if it doesn't come up on your background check then you can rent just like any one else.
What is your situation now? Are you renting alone with more than adequate income, stable job, etc? As a PM I would appreciate the truth however, in your case if there was nothing reported on your credit by the LL no one is going to know.
This could have been a reason to break the lease, technically, even though he didn't touch you (or maybe he did) violence within the home is considered Domestic Violence, with police reports, you no longer have to live under those conditions.
You could have been removed from the lease and left them to fend for themselves. This is in many states Landlord/Tenant law.
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Originally Posted by DottyDo
Had a bad living situation my last year of college.
Stupidly moved in my then boyfriend Ryan & our mutual friend Doug. Long story short, Ryan turned into a violent drunk & Doug couldn't pay rent. I took on a lot of financial responsibilities trying to make rent & pay utilities, but I ended up in debt & emotionally broken.
My LL was a lacks guy. I told him of the situation both of them were putting me in. Showed him videos of Ryan drunkenly destroying the house and my bank statements with proof of Doug's checks bouncing. He genuinely cared. He offered to evict Ryan & Doug, even though we did not have separate lease agreements, but I just did not have enough financial backing, or time to find two new roommates. So I had to break the lease only 7 months in.
This was a year 1/2 ago, and I'll be moving in a few months, so I'm just wondering how this will reflect on my future rental applications. And if there's a way for future LL's to view potential tenant information, even if I was not evicted?
I lost my job 4 months ago and I know longer can afford my apartment. Should I just tell them and move out or wait to be evicted?
tell them and move. Do NOT wait to be evicted. Eviction is a permanent mark on your record. It gets recorded on official government records. Any time a background check is done on you (such as future job or future rental or future mortgage), they will see the eviction. You might lose out on a new job or get turned down for an apartment or loan if an eviction is on your record. Not so for breaking a lease.
I lost my job 4 months ago and I know longer can afford my apartment. Should I just tell them and move out or wait to be evicted?
Talk to your landlord. An eviction is a court action and when a judgement is rendered against you it will remain on your record for many years to come which will negatively affect not only your ability to qualify for other rentals but will negatively affect your credit rating and thus mess up a whole lot more for a long time to come.
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