Is a roommate's casual agreement bound by law?

[jvLin]

I live in California.

My 9-month lease was up last month, but me and three other roommates, T, C, and H, decided to renew the lease.

T lives in in his/her own room. I have my own room. C and H live in the living room together.

The rent went up 200 dollars. Before we renewed the lease, me, C, and H had a casual agreement that it would be about 50 per person after the increase in rent if we decided to stay. C said something like, "Oh, 200 isn't bad. It's only about 50 per person. So me and H will pay about 100 more." T didn't care how the rent increase was allocated.

About 3 weeks after we've signed the new lease, C and H come to me and tell me they think it's not fair, and that they should only pay about 60 more together, and that me and T should pay 65 and 75 respectively, since we have our own rooms.

Are C and H bound by law to pay what they've casually agreed to before?

 

[Banned_Princess]

only if they have actually paid it.

 

[jvLin]

But I signed the lease under the presumption that they would be keeping their word.. So what happens now, if none of us have paid anything since the rent increase? Do we move out, or something?

 

[Banned_Princess]

But I signed the lease under the presumption that they would be keeping their word.. So what happens now, if none of us have paid anything since the rent increase? Do we move out, or something?

I'm really sorry, but if only you signed the lease, then only you are responsible. once you signed the lease, your in for the term.

on the up side, if the roomates who initally agree'd to pay the increase at 100$ for the couple, then if and when they dont, you can go ahead and evict them through the court, if they dont move out on their own.

 

[jvLin]

Oh, I'm sorry, I should have clarified.. All four of us are on the lease. We have the total amount on there, but not what each of us is going to pay.